HAMPSHIRE MURDERS. County Murders and Mysteries

Softcover. The Aldershot soldier poisoned by partridges laced with strychnine - the tragic triangle of the landlady, the lodger, and the landlady's teenage daughter - the Victorian coachman who seduced a Portsmouth parlourmaid with promises of marriage and a forthcoming inheritance - the deadly duel fought with pistols at dawn near Lymington - just 4 of the extraordinary cases featured in this book. Some of the cases are ancient - like the Romsey woman burned at the stake for killing her husband in 1686. Some are 'modern' - like the multiple murders at Burgate House, Fordingbridge, in 1986. Some are famous - like the killing of actress Gay Gibson, thrust through the porthole of a liner bound for Southampton. All are fascinating, true stories of murder, chosen for their strange or remarkable qualities. Illus., Sources and Index. 160pp. trade size p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.