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True Crime UK
A collection of famous or fascinating UK crime stories from the past to the present. The stories are grouped by theme - Avarice, Love & Sex, Treason & Psychosis - and may be read in the sequence suggested by the author, or dipped into like an encyclopedia. Each story begins with a brief resume of the facts to whet the appetite for the details which unfold. This is for all those intrigued by true crimes stories through the ages - the Tudors, the Jacobeans, the Georgians, Victorians, Edwardians, World War II, the Roaring Twenties, World War II, 1950s, Swinging Sixties, 1970s and not resting until the present. Great for dipping into on the commute to work, on holiday or at home. This book includes the true crime stories of: - Jack the Ripper; Ian Brady & Myra Hindley; Peter Sutcliffe; Ian Huntley; Oscar Wilde; Dr Crippen; Denis Nilsen; Burke & Hare; Ronald & Reggie Kray; Raoul Moat; Robert Napper; Ruth Ellis; James Duke of Monmouth; Robert Thompson & John Venables; Colin Ireland; Jane Andrews; Donald Neilson; Michael Stone; Fred & Rose West; Sidney Fox; Dr Harold Shipman; Michael Ryan; Thomas Hamilton; Mary Queen of Scots; and many others.
True Crime UK
An expanded and updated edition of the author's earlier books on true crime in the United Kingdom, "True Crime UK" includes some fascinating additional cases. Each chapter begins with a resume of the basic facts to whet the appetite and then launches into the main story, which manages to include all the most salient and sometimes horrific and grisly details.The cases are grouped by theme - Love, Sex, Avarice, Treason & Revolt and Psychosis - and may be read in sequence or dipped into like an encyclopedia of crime. This book is for all those intrigued by true crime stories through the ages - great for dipping into on the commute to work, on holiday or at home.Included are the stories of: -Jac...
Construction Demolition
A group of demolition workers. A derelict and dangerous seaside hotel. Will a once luxurious establishment wreak revenge on those attempting to destroy it? Tasked with pulling down an old building in Norfolk, manager Steve recruits a group of men of differing ages, races and backgrounds to accomplish the task. Before long, the malign influence of the Grand Hotel corrupts the cheery bunch of lads and strange things begin to happen. Tensions develop between the men as they stay at their coastal B&B. The devastating finale of the Grand Hotel novels, this story of violence, crime and sexuality will astonish and surprise with every twist and turn of the plot.
John Middleton and the Norwich School
When the artist John Middleton died aged 29, few had seen his luminous watercolour and oil landscapes of Norfolk, Kent and other places in the British Isles.A precocious talent of the Norwich School, John Middleton was inspired by Nature, and his close friendships with artist Henry Bright and the early photographer William Bolding. He developed his distinctive, fresh, modern, atmospheric style which has delighted generations since his tragically early death in 1956."John Middleton and the Norwich School" is now in its third edition. The author explores the life and career of this Norwich-born genius and his place in England's first cohesive provincial school of artists.
The Haunted Grandson
A solitary man. A transitioning woman. A Victorian hotel full of ghosts.Carl learns of his family links to a killer when he accepts a party invitation at a seaside hotel.Plagued by unexplained scents and paranormal apparitions, he finds himself increasingly drawn to a transitioning woman and he begins to question his lifestyle choices.
Byron Walk With Me
Queer, deformed, moody and supremely gifted, Lord Byron becomes a legend in his own lifetime, as one of the world's greatest Romantic poets. Byron Walk With Me is a new novel. It follows the lonely, lame, handsome and abused boy from his childhood at Newstead Abbey and Harrow School, as he learns about love, sexuality, and his remarkable talent for poetry, to the height of his fame and success in the Regency period. Yet adulation does not bring him happiness. He has a dark secret, which if exposed could lead Byron to the gallows. To deter suspicion, there is nothing he will not do, however many hearts he breaks. This bold novel will surprise and shock in equal measure, as the real Lord Byron is finally stands up.
Omnibus of True Crime
Even more grisly this time around, this revised version of the second edition of the author's bestselling "True Crime UK" includes 58 abominable real criminal cases. Each story begins with a resume of the facts of the case before launching into the main story, which concisely presents all the salient (and sometimes shocking) facts. Whether it is the treasonable murder by red hot poker, as in the title story of King Edward II by Queen Isabella and her lover, Roger Mortimer, the harrowing Dunblane Massacre of Thomas Hamilton, Fred & Rose West's serial killings of young women, the psychotic frenzied murders of Jack the Ripper, or the haunting disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh, all the...
True Crime UK
A collection of famous or fascinating UK crime stories from the past to the present.The stories are grouped by theme - Avarice, Love & Sex, Treason & Psychosis - and may be read in the sequence suggested by the author, or dipped into like an encyclopedia. Each story begins with a brief resume of the facts to whet the appetite for the details which unfold.This is for all those intrigued by true crimes stories through the ages - the Tudors, the Jacobeans, the Georgians, Victorians, Edwardians, World War II, the Roaring Twenties, World War II, 1950s, Swinging Sixties, 1970s and not resting until the present.Great for dipping into on the commute to work, on holiday or at home.This book includes ...
Throwing Caution to the Winds
A lost woman. A Frenchman. A hotel full of secrets.Having suffered a nervous breakdown after the collapse of her business, Ada travels to a seaside resort to recuperate. She meets two dangerous men who will change her life forever.Inspired by a true crime and set 1920s Norfolk, this story of romance, adultery, sexuality and murder will have you enthralled until its astonishing finale.
