Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths around Brighton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Enno, Douglas.

Series:

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crimes--History.

Criminals--Biography.

Murders--History.

Local Subjects:

Crimes--History.

Criminals--Biography.

Murders--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Wharncliffe, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This gripping volume covers two centuries of murderous doings in Brighton portrayed in fifteen vivid case histories. All the crimes took place within the town except two, where the victims were prominent Brighton citizens travelling on business. The accounts are arranged in an unusual yet logical manner, namley by theme. The categories comprise trunk murders, poisonings, child murders, killings over nothing, deaths suffered on journeys, and provocation, infidelity and lust. Surprisingly, no single volume devoted to murders in Brighton has ever appeared before. This is extrordinary considering

Contents:

""FOUL DEEDS AND SUSPICIOUS DEATHS Series""; ""Other titles in the series""; ""Title Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledegments""; ""TRUNK MURDERS""; ""CHAPTER 1 - Poor Celia Holloway 1831""; ""CHAPTER 2 - The Summer of 1934""; ""JOURNEY�S END""; ""CHAPTER 3 - The Lonely Death of George Griffith 1849""; ""CHAPTER 4 - Horror in Balcombe Tunnel 1881""; ""A TOXIC DEMISE""; ""CHAPTER 5 - Poison by Prescription 1866""; ""CHAPTER 6 - Death by Chocolate in West Street 1871""; ""PROVOCATION, INFIDELITY AND LUST""

""CHAPTER 7 - Survive and be Hanged 1914""""CHAPTER 8 - The Ottoman in Warleigh Road 1938""; ""CHAPTER 9 - The Blue Gardenia Murder 1961""; ""KILLINGS OVER NOTHING""; ""CHAPTER 10 - Henry Solomon�s Demise 1844""; ""CHAPTER 11 - A Bad Night at the Jolly Fisherman 1866""; ""CHAPTER 12 - The Violence of William Wilton 1887""; ""CHAPTER 13 - A War Veteran Loses It 1943""; ""CHILD VICTIMS""; ""CHAPTER 14 - Frenzy in William Street 1826""; ""CHAPTER 15 - The Epileptic Delivery Man 1891""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index - Index of Persons""

""Index of Places (excluding buildings and structures, for which see General Index)""""General Index""

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-78303-378-9

OCLC:

854975030