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LONDON LEGENDS · VOLUME V
Mysteries & Murder
Some cities bury their secrets. London keeps them alive.
This volume is different from every other in the London Legends series. The rebels and revolutionaries, the builders and dreamers — they left behind statues, sewers, cathedrals, constitutions. The figures in this volume left behind something harder to handle: questions that have never been answered, cases that have never been closed, and victims who deserved far better than the legends that grew up around their deaths.
Jack the Ripper murdered five women in Whitechapel in the autumn of 1888. Their names were Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. This volume tells their stories — not just the killer's. Over a hundred named suspects. More than a century of investigation. No arrest. No answer. The case officially remains open.
Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen poisoned his wife in a house in Camden in 1910, dismembered her body, and buried it beneath the cellar floor. He was caught by wireless telegraphy — the first criminal in history to be arrested that way — tried at the Old Bailey, and hanged at Pentonville. In 2007, forensic scientists re-examined the cellar remains and concluded they may not have been his wife's. The verdict has never been overturned. The doubt has never been resolved.
The Blackout Ripper killed four women in four nights during the London blackout of February 1942. Gordon Cummins was caught within a week, tried within months, and hanged during an air raid. New research published in 2022 suggests he may have killed before those four nights. The full extent of the darkness he used may never be known.
Three cases. Three kinds of mystery. One city that keeps its secrets longer than any of us live.
Narrative history at its most vivid: dramatic, precise, human.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. LONDON LEGENDS - VOLUME VMysteries & MurderSome cities bury their secrets. London keeps them alive.This volume is different from every other in the London Legends series. The rebels and revolutionaries, the builders and dreamers - they left behind statues, sewers, cathedrals, constitutions. The figures in this volume left behind something harder to handle: questions that have never been answered, cases that have never been closed, and victims who deserved far better than the legends that grew up around their deaths.Jack the Ripper murdered five women in Whitechapel in the autumn of 1888. Their names were Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. This volume tells their stories - not just the killer's. Over a hundred named suspects. More than a century of investigation. No arrest. No answer. The case officially remains open.Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen poisoned his wife in a house in Camden in 1910, dismembered her body, and buried it beneath the cellar floor. He was caught by wireless telegraphy - the first criminal in history to be arrested that way - tried at the Old Bailey, and hanged at Pentonville. In 2007, forensic scientists re-examined the cellar remains and concluded they may not have been his wife's. The verdict has never been overturned. The doubt has never been resolved.The Blackout Ripper killed four women in four nights during the London blackout of February 1942. Gordon Cummins was caught within a week, tried within months, and hanged during an air raid. New research published in 2022 suggests he may have killed before those four nights. The full extent of the darkness he used may never be known.Three cases. Three kinds of mystery. One city that keeps its secrets longer than any of us live.Narrative history at its most vivid: dramatic, precise, human. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798181373112
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - LONDON LEGENDS - VOLUME VMysteries & MurderSome cities bury their secrets. London keeps them alive.This volume is different from every other in the London Legends series. The rebels and revolutionaries, the builders and dreamers - they left behind statues, sewers, cathedrals, constitutions. The figures in this volume left behind something harder to handle: questions that have never been answered, cases that have never been closed, and victims who deserved far better than the legends that grew up around their deaths.Jack the Ripper murdered five women in Whitechapel in the autumn of 1888. Their names were Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. This volume tells their stories - not just the killer's. Over a hundred named suspects. More than a century of investigation. No arrest. No answer. The case officially remains open.Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen poisoned his wife in a house in Camden in 1910, dismembered her body, and buried it beneath the cellar floor. He was caught by wireless telegraphy - the first criminal in history to be arrested that way - tried at the Old Bailey, and hanged at Pentonville. In 2007, forensic scientists re-examined the cellar remains and concluded they may not have been his wife's. The verdict has never been overturned. The doubt has never been resolved.The Blackout Ripper killed four women in four nights during the London blackout of February 1942. Gordon Cummins was caught within a week, tried within months, and hanged during an air raid. New research published in 2022 suggests he may have killed before those four nights. The full extent of the darkness he used may never be known.Three cases. Three kinds of mystery. One city that keeps its secrets longer than any of us live.Narrative history at its most vivid: dramatic, precise, human. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798181373112
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