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Scotland Yard's Murder Squad

Scotland Yard's Murder Squad

Kirby, Dick

Paperback

Biographies GeneralGeneral Political ScienceTrue Crime

Publisher Price: $29.95

PREORDER - Expected ship date January 31, 2027

ISBN10: 1526766531
ISBN13: 9781526766533
Publisher: Pen and Sword True Crime
Published: Jan 31 2027
Pages: 232
Language: English
In 1906, a newly formed reserve murder squad supplied skilled investigators nationwide, applying relentless footwork to notorious cases.

In 1906 the Metropolitan Police Commissioner was asked by the Home Office to make available skilled investigators for murder enquiries nationwide as few constabularies had sufficiently skilled - or indeed, any - detectives.

Thus was born the Reserve Squad, or Murder Squad, as it later became known. Despite a reluctance by some forces to call upon The Met, the Murder Squad has proved its effectiveness on countless occasions with its remit extended to British territories overseas. A particularly sensitive case was the murder of a local superintendent on St Kitts and Nevis.

A former Scotland Yard detective, the Author uses his contacts and experiences to get the inside track on a gruesome collection of infamous cases. Child murderers, a Peer's butler, a King's housekeeper, gangsters, jealous spouses and the notorious mass murderer Dr Bodkin Adams compete for space in this spine-chilling and gripping book which is testament to the Murder Squad's skills and ingenuity - and the evil of the perpetrators.

Brimming with gruesome killings, this highly readable book proves that there is no substitute for old fashioned footwork and instinct.

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