Scotland Yard
eBook - ePub

Scotland Yard

A History of the London Police Force's Most Infamous Murder Cases

  1. 480 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Scotland Yard

A History of the London Police Force's Most Infamous Murder Cases

About this book

A riveting true-crime history of London's first modern police force as told through its most notorious murder cases. The idea of "Scotland Yard" is steeped in atmospheric stories of foggy London streets, murder by lamplight, and fiendish killers pursued by gentleman detectives. From its establishment in 1829 through the eve of World War II, Scotland Yardā€”the world's first modern, professional, and centrally organized police forceā€”set new standards for policing and investigating. Scotland Yard advanced ground-breaking use of forensicsā€”from fingerprints to ballistics to evidence collectionā€”made the first attempt at criminal profiling, and captivated the public on both sides of the Atlantic with feats of detective work that rivaled any fictional interpretation. Based on official case files, contemporary newspaper reporting, trial transcripts, and the first-hand accounts of the detectives on the beat, Scotland Yard tells the tales of some of history's most notorious murdersā€”with cases that proved to be landmarks in the field of criminal inquiry.

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Information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781639366408
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Prologue: The Yard
  6. Chapter 1: The Unhallowed
  7. Chapter 2: Severed
  8. Chapter 3: Unsolved
  9. Chapter 4: Detective Days
  10. Chapter 5: A Murder in the Manor
  11. Chapter 6: A Zealous Effort
  12. Chapter 7: A Death in Duddlewick
  13. Chapter 8: Martyr and Monster
  14. Chapter 9: The Trial of the Detectives
  15. Chapter 10: Human Wickedness
  16. Chapter 11: ā€˜From Hellā€™
  17. Chapter 12: Dr Death
  18. Chapter 13: The Murder Squad
  19. Chapter 14: Chasing Crippen
  20. Chapter 15: The Brides in the Bath
  21. Chapter 16: War Crimes
  22. Chapter 17: The Crumbles
  23. Chapter 18: In the Trunk
  24. Chapter 19: Point-Blank
  25. Epilogue: Fingerprints from Yesteryear
  26. Acknowledgements
  27. About the Author
  28. References
  29. Bibliography
  30. Index
  31. Copyright