A second intriguing look at the dark side of life in Bolton, More Murderous Bolton offers another collection of true stories based on real murders.
Each tale provides a macabre and highly atmospheric account of these infamous crimes, which include body-snatching, infanticide, wife murder and rape, as well as the events leading up to them and the court proceedings that followed.
More Murderous Bolton is illustrated throughout, as Murderous Bolton is, with black and white photography and drawings, depicting the scenes of crime, the perpetrators and those who sought to bring them to justice.
More than just a riveting read More Murderous Bolton, is a record of dark Victorian days when times were hard and punishment severe and is a must read for anyone interested in true crime and local murders.
Remember, all of these gripping tales are true!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Steve Fielding has contributed to a number of crime publications, including: The Criminologist, True Crime and Master and Detective. Altogether he has published 9 books. His first major work was The Hangman’s Record, a trilogy detailing the history of capital punishment in the UK between 1868 – 1964.
After taking time out from writing to study for a degree in creative writing Steve went on to train as a teacher. In 2004 he featured in the Discovery Channel series The Executioners as a script consultant.
Steve currently divides his time between writing and teaching literacy and numeracy to adults.
235 x 165 mm | paperback | 128 pages | 40 b&w illustrations
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