ESSEX MURDERS.

Softcover. SIGNED. The history of Essex has a wicked side - episodes of murder and villainy run through it. In this compelling book the author has selected more than a dozen of the most revealing and disturbing cases. He reconstructs in vivid detail the casual killing of a police patrolman, the murder of a husband by his wife's toyboy lover, the Great Dunmow sleep-walking killing, the infamous Moat Farm murder of Saffron Walden and the explosive death of Archibald Brown. He also delves into the notorious unsolved murder of Pamela Coventry, and recounts the contrasting careers of William Calcraft, Britain's longest-serving hangman, and of Dick Turpin, the country's most famous highwayman. The result is a fascinating study of Essex criminality which will be essential reading for anyone who is interested in the county's rich - and sometimes gruesome - past. Illus., Index. 152pp. 8vo. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate, together with tipped-in label SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. F.