AN INTERNATIONAL PATTERN OF MURDER

Hardback. Twenty-four celebrated murder cases - ranging in time and place from the regicide of Edward the Martyr at Corfe Castle in the 10th century to the disputed Steven Truscott case in Canada in 1959 - plus a personal view of the notorious Neville Heath. A fascinating book for those interested in criminology and human motivations. The cases analysed include : Dr. John Selby Watson (London) - 1871; Ronald Chesney (Edinburgh) - 1926; Samuel Dougal (Essex)- 1899; Buck Ruxton (Lancaster)- 1935; Carstein Brekke (Norway) - 1949; Thomas Smethurst (London) - 1859; James Wilson (New Zealand) - 1954; The Rice Fortune (New York) - 1900; Creighton-Applegate (Long Island) - 1934; Peter Griffiths (Bradford) - 1948; The Hall-Mills Affair (New Jersey) - 1922; Harry Dobkin (London) - 1942; The 'Pyjama Girl' (Australia) - 1934; Edmund Pook (London) - 1871 etc. F. in Vg. dw.