Saville’s Spinney is a tragic tale. A seemingly unconnected set of events will spark the bloodiest murders ever known in Nottingham. A marriage in trouble, a town embroiled in a strike, a doomed love triangle will lead to four savage and brutal deaths, a Coroner's inquisition followed by a long Assizes trial in which the accused is sentenced to death. Yet more death and mayhem will follow. The public hanging attracts an enormous and rowdy crowd but in the seconds following the drop the crowd panics and more innocents lose their lives. Twelve spectators die at the scene and over one hundred are badly injured. Another Coroners Inquisition is called, the Police make an investigation. Questions are raised in Parliament but many questions remain unanswered……..
Who really killed the babes in the wood and why?
Who threw the bloody shirt in the canal?
Was a man hung for murders he did not commit?
Why did a key witness refuse to attend the assizes to give evidence, feign an injury and send his brother in his place ?
Why were there so many deaths and injuries at the hanging?
This is a true crime novel based on very real events from 1844.
Note to prospective buyers. The 20% Vat tax charge has been absorbed in the price and you will only pay the listed price and no more!
Who really killed the babes in the wood and why?
Who threw the bloody shirt in the canal?
Was a man hung for murders he did not commit?
Why did a key witness refuse to attend the assizes to give evidence, feign an injury and send his brother in his place ?
Why were there so many deaths and injuries at the hanging?
This is a true crime novel based on very real events from 1844.
Note to prospective buyers. The 20% Vat tax charge has been absorbed in the price and you will only pay the listed price and no more!
