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Bobby On The Beat : The True Story of a 1950s Policewoman
Bobby On The Beat : The True Story of a 1950s Policewoman
Pamela Rhodes, one of the first British policewomen, tells her fascinating story in Bobby on the Beat. Back in 1950 Pam became one of the first policewomen in th...
Britain's Most Notorious Prisoners
Britain's Most Notorious Prisoners
Prison is an unknown world for most of us. It is a place where time stops and lives are held in suspension, taken out of circulation. Amongst the gaol population are the dangerous inma...
Capital Crimes : Seven Centuries of London Life and Murder
Capital Crimes : Seven Centuries of London Life and Murder
Over seven centuries London has changed dramatically - from walled medieval settlement to bustling modern metropolis. But throughout its history there has been ...
Crime Archive:The Krays
Crime Archive:The Krays
Ronnie and Reggie Kray were kings of the Sixties underworld – gangland bosses whose escalating crimes of fraud, extortion, violence and murder spanned over a decade in London’s East End. Comp...
John Christie of Rillington Place
John Christie of Rillington Place : Biography of a Serial Killer
Sixty years ago, the discovery of bodies at 10 Rillington Place in Notting Hill, London, led to one of the most sensational, shocking and controversial se...
Murder On The Home Front : A True Story of Morgues, Murders and Mystery in the Blitz
Murder On The Home Front : A True Story of Morgues, Murderers and Mystery in the Blitz
It is 1941. While the 'war of chaos' rages in the skies above London, an unending fight against violence, murder and the criminal un...
Murders Of The Black Museum : The Dark Secrets Behnd a Hundred Years of the Most Notorious Crimes in England
Murders Of The Black Museum : The Dark Secrets Behnd a Hundred Years of the Most Notorious Crimes in England
New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police, houses a unique collection of exhibits, a...
Scotland Yard's Ghost Squad
Scotland Yard's Ghost Squad
When the Second World War ended, England was bombed-out and starving, with practically every saleable commodity rationed. It was the age of austerity and criminal opportunity. Thieves broke i...
Square Mile Bobbies 1839-1949
Square Mile Bobbies 1839-1949
"Square Mile Bobbies" is a history and casebook of the City of London Police between 1839, when the force was first established after general recognition that London was not being policed e...
The Curious Habits Of Doctor Adams
Curious Habits of Doctor Adams: a 1950s Murder Mystery
'Was rich Mrs Gertrude Hullett murdered at her luxurious 15-room home on Beachy Head? Detectives are tonight trying to establish the cause of the 50-year-old widow'...
The Great Train Robbery : A New History
The Great Train Robbery : A New History
On 8 August 1963, just about 30 miles north of London, a red light brought the 'Up' Travelling Post Office to a halt. A few minutes later the locomotive and the first two carriage...
The Great Train Robbery : The Untold History from the Closed INvestigation Files
The Great Train Robbery : The Untold Story from the Closed Investigation Files
The Great Train Robbery of 1963 is one of the most infamous crimes in British history. The bulk of the money stolen (equivalent to over GBP4...
Undercover : The Truse Story of Britain's Secret Police
Undercover : The True Story of Britain's Secret Police
"Undercover lays bare the deceit, betrayal and cold-blooded violation practised again and again by undercover police officers - troubling, timely and brilliantly ex...
Violent London : 2000 Years of Riots,Rebels and Revolts
Violent London : 2000 Years of Riots,Rebels and Revolts
This title charts the story of London through centuries of popular insurrection and protest. It is a story of political acitivism expressed in street fighting and ...