Murders of London
Subtitle: in the steps of the capitals killers
By: by David Long
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847946720
Subjects: Murder; History; Murderers
Description: "Taking 60 of the city's most fascinating and most infamous murders from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, David Long visits the scene of each crime and tells the story of what happened to whom, at whose hands, and -- where known -- why. Hot on the heels of Jack the Ripper and Lord Lucan we stalk the dimly lit alleyways of Whitechapel and the well-heeled streets of Belgravia; Ruth Ellis takes us to a pub in Hampstead and Alexander Litvinenko's assassins to a sushi bar in Piccadilly. Less well-known murderers haunt bridges and tube stations, hotels and theatres, but more often than not ordinary-looking roads and buildings whose gruesome past is almost forgotten. We find out what drove people to dark and violent acts, how crimes were discovered and mysteries solved. Above all, we track the evolution of a city whose underworld has always had a strange power to frighten and yet entertain. Featuring maps and photos to help you plan your own murder walk, Murderous London is the perfect guide to the city's shadiest, most enigmatic haunts"--Publisher's description.
Table of contents: title: East of the city; title: West End; title: On the river; title: Bloomsbury to Covent Garden; title: Kensington & Chelsea; title: North London; title: North West London; title: South East London; title: South West London; title: West London.