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.
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.
