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Fromthe author of best seller, Ruxton: The First ModernMurder, comes another deep dive into one of the most notoriouscases in Scottish Criminal History. TomWood's TheWorld's End Murders: The Inside Story is a new look at awell-known story. Inthis book, Wood offers the detailed analysis only one of the originalinvestigators could give, and reveals how over nearly four decades, detectivesand scientists struggled to deliver justice. Thehorrific killing of two Edinburgh teenagers in October 1977 sparked anationwide manhunt that turned into one of Britain's longest and most famousmurder investigations. Thebook tells the story of two innocent young girls, Helen Scott and ChristineEadie, and of the extraordinary police investigation over almost four decadesthat eventually led to the discovery of links to their deaths with AngusSinclair, one of Scotland's most notorious murderers and sex offenders. Acquitted after a controversial trial in 2007, changes in the law and new,cutting-edge forensic evidence meant that Sinclair found himself in the courtagain, and in 2014 he was finally held to account for the notorious World's Endmurders. Butthis is not a gruesome tale of violent death - the families of Helen andChristine have suffered long enough. It is a story of heroes - of the familiesof the two girls who, with quiet dignity, have carried an unimaginable burdendown the years, and of the police officers, the support staff and thescientists who persisted in their investigations and never gave up. This is theinside story of the World's End murders."
"You think too much of me," Aggie said with a smirk, then her eyes darkened. "This is who I am. If I'd realised that sooner, things might be different.""No, things would be exactly the same because Afren-""Afren is going to pay," Aggie said simply. Cait shook her head. "Is this about freedom or revenge?""Can't it be both?"
Inspired by true events, The Hotel Hokusai explores the Glasgow Boys' little-known time in Japan during the late 1800s through the perspective of another foreigner - young Korean immigrant Han - weaving a traditional whodunnit tale that examines disparities in race and class under the shadow of Western colonialism.
The Bone on the Beach is an enthralling Highland mystery that retells the tragic tale of 'Deirdre of the Sorrows.' The narrative deftly switches between that of Deirdre, a young woman whose death is shrouded in mystery, and Meghan, a lawyer on sabbatical, investigating the death fifteen years later in a landscape rich in magic and myth.
Bodysnatcher provides new insight into the infamous story of Burke and Hare, who committed murders that shook 19th century Edinburgh. Told from the points of view of Burke and his partner Nelly, the darkly Gothic narrative exposes the psyche of a killer while also giving voice to the woman who endured his horrors.
Rooted deeply in Glasgow's rich culture, The First of May, branches into myriad topics that cast a harrowing shadow upon contemporary life. A powerful memoir that is irrevocably certain to sow seeds of riveting discussion about coming of age, socialism, and the importance of the arts, politics, and people.
George Lovelace has always done everything by the book, so why has he felt perpetually out of step with those around him?There's a Problem with Dad is a family tragedy that asks what it means to be different
In 1936 Perth, Robert Kelty runs into an old friend with an urgent request .and winds up at the forefront of another gruesome murder. With twists and turns down every street, follow Bob Kelty in this suspenseful thriller to see whether he can solve the latest who-done-it and find that much needed relief from the trials of life
The OâEUR(TM)Donnell family leaves the bogs of rural Ireland for the sooty tenements and shipyard din of industrial Glasgow in 1912. Peggy is the only daughter struggling alongside her brothers and her parents for any employment that will takeon an Irish Catholic immigrant.
In the year of 1306, Scotland is in turmoil. Robert the Bruce and the fighting Bishop Wishart's plans for rebellion put the Scottish kingdom at risk. But Bishop Wishart has got a final card left to play: four brave Scottish knights set off in search of a mysterious ancient treasure that will bring Scotland to the centre of an international plot.
With twists and turns at every corner, Clutching At Straws is a heart-pumping tale of crime and the criminal justice system set in the gritty streets of Glasgow.
Scotland, 1687. An unforgiving place for women who won't conform. Pregnant and betrayed, eighteen-year-old Jonet takes refuge among an outlawed group of religious dissidents. Here, Widow Helen offers friendship and understanding, but Helen's own beliefs have already seen her imprisoned once. Can she escape the authorities a second time?
Cuddies Strip follows the investigation and trial of a true crime, but it also examines the treatment of women in a male-dominated society. It is an absorbing period piece from 1930s Scotland, but with strong contemporary resonances about the nature and responsiveness of police services and the ingrained misogyny of the criminal justice system.
Two dismembered bodies discarded in the borderlands of Scotland, hideously mutilated to avoid identification. Forty-three pieces of rotten flesh and bone wrapped in rags and newspaper. A jigsaw puzzle of decomposing human remains.
Newly appointed as Glasgow's first Asian DI, Alok Patel's first assignment is the of the murder of an Asian woman, whose body was discovered in the aftermath of the Mela festival. This novel explores the complicated relationships between Asian people and the city.
Inference is the story of a young woman's struggle against her own sanity when she wakes up miles from home in the remote Scottish Hebrides. The book explores themes of isolation, revenge and psychological torment.
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