New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Sutton 03 Oct-Dec
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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Sutton OCT-DEC 03

Connell N & Stratton R Hertfordshire Murders Pbk published November 2003 by Sutton at £12.99 ISBN: 0750933305


In spite of its small size and rural character Hertfordshire has been the location for some of the most infamous and fiendish murders in the history of England. Spanning four centuries, this title contains accounts of many of these crimes, including several never included in a book before. The book draws largely from unused archive material. Among the murders included are the attempt to murder Charles II by a group of renegade publicans, the murder of a reputed witch by an angry village mob and the story of John Thurtell who shot the regency buck William Ware over gambling debts. His execution attracted a crowd of 20,000. Also featured is the last woman to be executed in Hertfordshire - she murdered her sister, an inmate in a lunatic asylum, and the unsolved murder of Ann Noblett whose frozen corpse was discovered in the middle of summer.

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Mark Essig Edison and the Electric Chair Published November 2003 by Sutton at £20.00 ISBN: 0750936436

Thomas Edison was, arguably, America's greatest inventor and he clearly saw himself in that role. Perhaps his greatest, and most controversial, achievement was the creation of an entire system of electrical distribution that allowed him to dominate the electricity industry with his "direct current" (DC) technology. In 1888 the New York legislature decided to investigate alternative methods of capital punishment to hanging. The investigating committee opted for death by electrocution, calling Edison as an expert witness. Despite having gone on the record as being opposed to all forms of the death penalty in 1887, Edison spoke in favour of capital punishment by electrocution. Unscrupulously, Edison then engineered a campaign to ensure that the death penalty would be administered by the "alternating current" (AC) system of rival electricity supplier, George Westinghouse, thereby discrediting Westinghouse and leaving the important domestic consumer market free for himself. This industrial skulduggery is uncovered and told in Mark Essig's book.
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Fergus Linnane The Encyclopedia of London Crime Published December 2003 by Sutton at £25.00 ISBN: 075093302X

This unique overview of London crime covers an enormous chronological span, from Roman London to the present, and deals with topics from the Adams Gang to the Kray brothers. There are entries on famous (or infamous) criminals and criminal gangs, on leading judges and advocates, on famous murder cases, on great detectives in fiction and in fact, on methods of punishment, on prisons, on public disorder - all of London's underworld history is here. With over 3,000 entries and more than 100 black and white illustrations, The Encyclopedia of London Crime is an ideal reference tool and a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to browse through the history of London's colourful and immensely rich darker side.

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Kevin Turton Northamptonshire Murders Pbk published November 2003 by Sutton at £12.99 ISBN: 0750933291


An exploration of murders in Northamptonshire from 1852 to 1952. A chapter is devoted to each murder featured. Kevin Turton covers not only the events and subsequent investigation but also the trial of the killer and public reaction to the crime. Featuring many illustrations including newspaper cuttings, penny dreadfuls, and photographs of the crime scenes as they are today, this book is a comprehensive reference to the county's dark past.

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