LUST TO KILL Notorious New Zealand Murders

Softcover. Among the many murders that have been committed in New Zealand, are those which have captured the public imagination to arouse national outrage and controversy, and which, in the course of time, have become part of national folklore. The author presents 8 famous murders from New Zealand's past, covering the period from the Treaty of Waitangi to just after the First World War : stories of passion, greed, intrigue and the 'justice' system, as dramatised by one of the country's most long established writers. Contents include : Thomas Hall, John Caffrey, William Good, Richard Burgess, James Lennox and Robert Wilson, Mary Dobie(murdered), Lionel Terry and Dan and Martha Cooper. Illus. 279pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers.