description: Blood and Granite is a chronicle of the most notorious homicides committed in Aberdeen over the last hundred years. Written by Norman Adams, a journalist who reported on many of the chilling crimes he now recalls so vividly, it is compelling reading for those who are too young to remember - and those who cannot forget. All are human tragedies from the dark side of life, The grudge that ended in death in an East End pub when butcher James Harrow brutally stabbed two workmates in 1901. The grisly discovery of a woman's arm on the Torry shore in 1945 that signalled the start of a mystery which to this day remains unsolved. The tragic love affair that led to the gallows in 1963 - the first hanging in Aberdeen for 106 years. The double life of brilliant scientist Dr Brenda Page of Aberdeen University, battered to death in her flat in 1978. Her murder remains unsolved. The bar
language: English
title: Blood and Granite: True Crime from Aberdeen
titlecomplete: Blood and Granite: True Crime from Aberdeen
genres: Nonfiction, True Crime
ratings_count: 68
publisher: Interlink Publishing Group