Scotland Yard's Murder Squad by Kirby, Dick - 10/5/2020 12:00:01 A

Pen and Sword True Crime, 2020-10-05. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.0236 9.5276 6.4567.

Hardback. Very Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Pen and Sword True Crime, 2020. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 210pp. Illustrated and indexed. Grey boards with gilt titles. In its original dust jacket, very slightly bumped at edges. Account of the establishment and development of the Reserve Squad - commonly called the Murder Squad from its origins in 1906 and overview of major cases including the Stratton Brothers, The Man with the Monocle, the Blackburn Baby Murder and Murders in St Kitts.

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; No-holds barred history of Scotland Yard's elite Murder Squad. Gripping accounts of police investigations into notorious killings.

Hardback. New. No-holds barred history of Scotland Yard's elite Murder Squad. Gripping accounts of police investigations into notorious killings.

Pen & Sword, 2020. Hardcover. New. 209 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.

Barnsley: Pen & Sword True Crime, 2020. In 1906 the Metropolitan Police Commissioner was asked by the Home Office to make available skilled investigators for murder enquiries nationwide as few constabularies had sufficiently skilled - or indeed, any - detectives. Thus was born the Reserve Squad, or Murder Squad, as it later became known. Despite a reluctance by some forces to call upon The Met, the Murder Squad has proved its effectiveness on countless occasions with its remit extended to British territories overseas. A particularly sensitive case was the murder of a local superintendent on St Kitts and Nevis. A former Scotland Yard detective, the Author uses his contacts and experiences to get the inside track on a gruesome collection of infamous cases. Child murderers, a Peer's butler, a King's housekeeper, gangsters, jealous spouses and the notorious mass murderer Dr Bodkin Adams compete for space in this spine-chilling and gripping book which is testament to the Murder Squad's… Read More

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Pen & Sword, 2020. Hardcover. New. 209 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.