Murder and crime book review

Murderfiles has provided information on murders to many writers of fictional and non-fictional books. The books illustrated below are just some of them and can be purchased through the Amazon Book link below.

Manx Murders by Keith Wilkinson
150 years of Island Madness Mayhem and Manslaughter

Cases which have caused shock and sensation throughout two centuries of the Island’s history together with the events behind the last hanging on the Island, a deathbed confession, the harrowing story of a murderous father and the cases which remain unsolved to this day.

‘This is a ‘must-read’ book. Plenty of accurate case detail set against the backdrop of contemporary events. Interesting throughout.’ Murder Files

Sussex Villains by W H Johnson

Includes:
- Who really killed Billie-Jo? Was justice done in this highly complex Hastings case?
- Norman Thorne was photographed in his Crowborough chicken-run – but what lay under his feet?

‘arresting tales told with panache … nobody does skulduggery better than Johnnie Johnson.’ Sussex Express

‘this absorbing book.’ Hastings Observer

Surrey Murder Casebook by W H Johnson

Includes:
- Psycholological profiling leads to John Duffy, the railway serial killer
- What drove a senior politician to murder? The Warlingham Chalkpit case.

Kent Murder Casebook by W H Johnson

Includes:
- Pure jealousy led to the murder at the Chinese Lantern Café
- Kent’s serial killer, Patrick Mackay

Sussex Tales of Mystery and Murder by W H Johnson

Includes:
- How the charmer, Patrick Mahon, disposed of his lover’s body at Eastbourne’s Crumbles
- Murder at Brighton’s Blue Gardenia Club

‘Johnnie Johnson is an accomplished story teller’ Bexhill Observer

‘Spine chilling murders come to life’ The Courier

Kent Tales of Mystery and Murder by W H Johnson

Includes:
- The Chislehurst doctor who nearly succeeded with his second perfect murder
- Fabian of the Yard and the A20 murder – an example of brilliant deduction

‘gripping…. Intriguing…. A fine selection’ Thanet Gazette 

 

Essex Tales of Mystery and Murder by W H Johnson

Includes:
-Guilty but Asleep – an astonishing murder case
-Who hammered the Coggeshall doctor’s wife to death? A still unsolved case.

‘If it’s written by W H Johnson it’s got to be a good read’  Murderfiles

Where Evil Reigns by Muriel Curtis

This ‘must read’ book is written from vivid and haunting memories. As a child the author has feelings that someone is to die. It’s ESP. And after her marriage to Jack she has the same feelings again as he goes off to War. The last part of her life story concerns Muriel’s desperate fight for justice on Jack’s behalf, and her battle with secrecy and cover-ups relating to both the 1946 airmen’s mutiny in India, and the exact nature of Jack’s fate.

Killer Catchers by Andy Owens and Chris Ellis

Fourteen true stories of how Britain’s wickedest murderers were brought to justice.   Killer Catchers is an incredible collection of events where the perpetrators may have got away with being caught for their dreadful crimes had it not been for the rapidly developing advances in forensic techniques which were  to lead to their capture.   

‘Definitely a must read for crime buffs.’ Murder Files

 

London von Scotland Yard bis Jack the Ripper by Gerald Hagemann

Translated this reads London from Scotland Yard to Jack the Ripper. Written in German it is a murder buffs pocket sized book on crimes and murders in London’s roads, streets and alleyways.

Tatort GroBbtitannien, Galgen, Morder und Verbrechen by Gerald Hagemann

Translated this reads Crime Scene GB – Gallows, Riddles and Crimes. Written in German a further crime buffs pocket sized book on crimes, murders and interesting murder related folklore around Great Britain,

The Family and Local History Handbook 9th Edition

Edited and Compiled by Robert Blatchford

Although obviously not a crime or murder book the Family and Local History Handbook is a book every family historian should have. It gives details of thousands of contacts; has hundreds of interesting articles on all sorts of topics (including murder) and is for both novices and experts alike.  And even if you are not into family histories, it’s still interesting to read.