Tag results for: Historical Crime Books

Charlie Peace was a man who over time became a master criminal and a charismatic individual who used his unique skills to almost every advantage. He had determination, self-confidence, and a creativity which would serve him well...

In late January 1896 in Fort Thomas, Cincinnati, the headless corpse of a young woman is found partly hidden under some bushes in a farmer's field. A gruesome crime which drew in the crowds.

The popular image of Victorian Britain is an ordered, well-behaved and well-mannered society; it is not of an era littered with riots, violent muggings, and terrorist attacks. Bombers, Rioters and Police Killers by Simon Webb sets the record straight by laying bare the reality of Victorian crime.

Step into the Victorian underworld of Angel Meadow, the vilest and most dangerous slum of the Industrial Revolution in a book by Dean Kirby.

The harsh punishments of the Victorian prison system are showcased in Victorian Convicts, a book examining the lives and crimes of 100 Victorian criminals.