Liverpool Murders and Misdemeanours (Pye Ken)(Paperback / softback)

This book brings to life a selection of the most notorious and grimmest murders and other crimes in and around Liverpool from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. The tales include the Maybrick murder case--when Florence Maybrick poisoned her unpleasant husband, James, now believed by many to have been Jack the Ripper--as well as "The Cameo Cinema Murder," "The Man from the "Pru," and the Liverpool "Black Widows." Alongside these, author examines lesser-known cases such as "The Hope Street Body Snatchers," "The Wrong Brooch" (the Liverpool pub landlady who was the main catalyst for the capture of Dr Crippen), and "The Prime Minister's Assassin," when Spencer Percival was murdered in the House of Commons by a disgruntled Liverpudlian civil servant. Unusual crimes also feature: "The Man In The Iron Coffin," "The Cheapside Vampire," and the family of extremely violent Victorian
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