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Title:

SCOTTISH MURDERS

By:

Martin Baggoley

Format:

Paperback

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£14.99

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£10.94

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ISBN 10:

0752450085

ISBN 13:

9780752450087

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Publisher:

THE HISTORY PRESS LTD

Pub. date:

1 August, 2013

Pages:

256

Description:

This chilling collection of murderous tales brings together forty-seven cases spanning two centuries, all of which were committed in Scotland. the shooting of a Detective Inspector during a failed attempt to rescue a convict from a prison van in Glasgow in 1921;

Synopsis:

This chilling collection of murderous tales brings together forty-seven cases spanning two centuries, all of which were committed in Scotland.Among the shocking crimes featured here is the case of an Edinburgh baby farmer hanged in 1889; the controversial killing of a wealthy Glasgow spinster in 1908; the shooting of a Detective Inspector during a failed attempt to rescue a convict from a prison van in Glasgow in 1921; and the summary execution of a German POW at the hands of his fellow Nazi prisoners in Comrie, Perthshire in 1944.This well-illustrated and enthralling book will appeal to everyone interested in true crime and the shadier side of Scotland's past.

Illustrations:

16 Plates, black and white

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Imprint:

The History Press Ltd

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