Books True Crime Books Discover the true story of Victorian Scotland's trial of the century. It was a case that rocked Victorian society. Emile L' Angelier was a working-class immigrant from the Channel Islands who began a clandestine affair with prominent Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith. Six weeks after Emile threatened to show Madeleine's father their passionate letters, on 23 March 1857, he was found dead from arsenic poisoning. The evidence against Madeleine seemed overwhelming as she went to trial for murdering her lover. Douglas Mac Gowan's vivid account reads by turns like a thriller, a love story & a courtroom drama. He"es extensively from contemporary sources, notably the pathology reports, the trial testimony & the infamous correspondence between Madeleine & Emile, whose explicit content so shocked Victorian sensibilities. Ultimately it is up to the reader to judge Madeleine's guilt or innocence.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781846975806 •†Author:†  Douglas Mac Gowan •†Publisher:†  Polygon  •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 256 •†Dimensions:†12.7 x 1.91 x 20.32 cm ...

All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good & evil. After taking an elixir created in his laboratory, mild mannered Dr Jekyll is transformed into the cruel & despicable Mr Hyde. Although seemingly harmless at first, things soon descend into chaos & Jekyll quickly realises there is only one way to stop Hyde. Stevenson's quintessential novella of the Victorian era epitomises the conflict between psychology, science & religious morality, but is fundamentally a triumphant study of the duality of human nature. ...

The first thing Laurence Bartram learns about Easton Hall, a crumbling stately home, is the tale of 5 year old Kitty, who disappeared from her bed 13 years before. 1924, the rest of England is rebuilding itself but the village of Easton Deadall is still haunted by the loss of almost all its men in the war. When a family trip to the British Empire Exhibition takes a sinister turn, Laurence begins to suspect that the fate of Kitty & the house may be part of a much darker story of love, betrayal & violence. This book has 407 pages & is 19.7cm x 12.6cm x 2.6cm ...

Did you know that: It's against the law to check into a hotel in London under assumed names for the purpose of lovemaking? Under a statute of Edwards II all whales washed up on the shore belong to the monarch? Under a Tudor law Welshmen are not allowed into the city of Chester after dark? In THE STRANGE LAWS OF OLD ENGL&, Nigel Cawthorne unearths an extraordinary collection of the most bizarre & arcane laws that have been enacted over the centuries. Some of the laws, incredibly, are still in force. It is still illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour... This elegant & amusing book is perfect for everyone fascinated by the eccentric history of these islands. ...

Once she had got over the initial shock of the young man's nudity, Claudia allowed herself to breathe properly again... When Claudia finds a sexy stranger near her home she discovers that he has lost his memory along with his clothes. Having turned her back on relationships since the death of her husb&, Claudia finds herself scandalising her friends by inviting the stranger into her home & into her bed... From the Sunday Times bestselling author of In Too Deep ...

Adam Price has a lot to lose: a beautiful family, a big house, a good job
- a perfect life.

But then he meets

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Books True Crime Books The Inside Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy. Ann Rule was a writer working on the biggest story of her life, tracking down a brutal mass murderer. Little did she know that the young man who was her close friend was the savage slayer she was hunting... Ted Bundy was everyone's picture of a natural 'winner'
- handsome, charming, brilliant in law school, successful with women, on the verge of a dazzling career. Fast-forward to 24 January 1989, Ted Bundy is executed. He had confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five young women, coast to coast. This is his story: the story of his magnetic power, his unholy compulsion, his demonic double life & his string of helpless victims. It was written by a woman who thought she knew Ted Bundy, until she began to put all the evidence together & the whole terrifying picture emerged...   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780751578096 •†Author: Ann Rule  •†Publisher:†  Sphere •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 528 •†Dimensions:† 12.6 x 3.8 x 19.8 cm
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Books Thriller Books A dark story has been brought to terrifying life. Can the ending be rewritten in time? This is what the police know: English teacher Clare Cassidy's friend Ella has just been murdered. Clare & Ella had recently fallen out. Found beside the body was a line from The Stranger, a story by the Gothic writer Clare teaches, & the murder scene is identical to one of the deaths in the story. This is what Clare knows: No one else was aware of her fight with Ella. Few others have even read The Stranger. Someone has wormed their way into her life & her work. They know her darkest secrets. & they don't mean well. This is what the killer knows: Who will be next to die...   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781786487414 •†Author:†  Elly Griffiths •†Publisher:†  Quercus •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 416 •†Dimensions:† 12.8 x 2.8 x 19.8 cm ...

Orson Welles' tale of Nazi war criminals hidden away in Smalltown, USA. Wilson (Edward G Robinson), an officer with the Allied War Crimes Commission, is on the trail of Franz Kindler, one of the Nazi leaders responsible for the holocaust. Following another suspected Nazi to Harper, Connecticut, Wilson thinks he recognises Kindler in the person of Charles Rankin (Orson Welles), a local man with plans to restore the town clock to its former glory. Wilson stays around to investigate, & meanwhile, Kindler's fiancée Mary Longstreet (Loretta Young), becomes increasingly suspicious of her future husband's strange behaviour. ...

A stunning psychological thriller set in Cumbria past & present, from the award-winning author of the Dalziel & Pascoe series ...