LANCASHIRE MURDER CASEBOOK.

Softcover. 19 heinous crimes from the County's past which are distinguished by a common thread - violent and untimely death. The author describes the physical brutality of the ultimate crime and the tragic, often pathetic circumstances of both victims and murderers. The motives are varied and often complex, ranging from passion and sheer animal rage to straightforward criminal greed. The cases are drawn from all areas of Lancashire. They include the double murder committed by the Parsee; the old lady battered to death with a hammer while her murderess was "in one of my funny moods"; the complicated wartime case of the merchant marine officer killed in his cabin aboard ship at Salford docks; and the blond boy-killer of Wigan. Here too, are the men of the local police force, spending their lives fighting crime and occasionally paying the highest price. Illus. + Index. 128pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. f.