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Manx Murders
A beautiful island lying in the northern part of the Irish Sea between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, the Isle of Man was once a popular holiday destination. It is perhaps better known today for the TT motorcycle races held there, its tail-less cats and Manx kippers. However, with a population of around 75, 000 it also has its darker side.MANX MURDERS is a gripping and mysterious collection of murder cases committed on the island over the last 150 years, from the brutal murder of a spinster one dark night on a lonely track near Ramsey to an equally savage attack on a widow in her garden in the busy centre of Douglas. Both murders, incidentally remain unsolved to this day. The complex political situation that existed in an internment camp during World War I, which led to the
fatal stabbing of one Finnish prisoner by another, is also covered. So too is the bizarre, seemingly motiveless murder involving two British Army officers in another camp during World War II. There is also the bewildering incident of a once loving father and husband who killed three of his young children before committing suicide and the disturbing case in which a toddler was battered to death by his mother's lover. Using information obtained from newspapers, inquest records and trial transcripts whenever these were available, each murder is described against the back-drop of events on the island at the time and has been carefully reconstructed in a way that gives the reader a distinct flavour of life there during the period in which the crime occurred. This informative and fascinating
collection is sure to evoke a number of conflicting emotions in the reader. While each case is unique, all share an overwhelming sadness and tragedy
fatal stabbing of one Finnish prisoner by another, is also covered. So too is the bizarre, seemingly motiveless murder involving two British Army officers in another camp during World War II. There is also the bewildering incident of a once loving father and husband who killed three of his young children before committing suicide and the disturbing case in which a toddler was battered to death by his mother's lover. Using information obtained from newspapers, inquest records and trial transcripts whenever these were available, each murder is described against the back-drop of events on the island at the time and has been carefully reconstructed in a way that gives the reader a distinct flavour of life there during the period in which the crime occurred. This informative and fascinating
collection is sure to evoke a number of conflicting emotions in the reader. While each case is unique, all share an overwhelming sadness and tragedy
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