Manx Murders

Manx Murders
Author :
Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 240
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781780574974
ISBN-13 : 1780574975
Rating : 4/5 (975 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Manx Murders by : Keith Wilkinson

Download or read book Manx Murders written by Keith Wilkinson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful island lying in the northern part of the Irish Sea between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, the Isle of Man was once a popular holiday destination. It is perhaps better known today for the TT motorcycle races held there, its tailless cats and Manx kippers. However, it also has its darker side. Manx Murders is a collection of gripping and mysterious murder cases committed on the Island over the last 150 years, from the brutal slaying of a spinster one dark night on a lonely track near Ramsey to the infamous 'Golden Egg Murder' in central Douglas. The cases that have caused shock and sensation throughout two centuries of the Island's history are recorded here as the author reveals the events behind the last hanging on the Island, a deathbead confession, the harrowing story of a murderous father and the cases that remain unsolved to this day. The Island's political importance as a wartime holding area for prisoners of war is also explored through the account of a bizarre, seemingly motiveless killing in 1916 and the stabbing of a Finnish prisoner during the Second World War. Using information obtained from newspapers, inquest records and trial transcripts whenever these were available, each murder is described against the backdrop of contemporary events to give the reader a distinct flavour of life at the time of the crime. While each case is unique, all share an overwhelming sadness and tragedy that will never be forgotten.


Manx Murders Related Books

Manx Murders
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Keith Wilkinson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-27 - Publisher: Random House

GET EBOOK

A beautiful island lying in the northern part of the Irish Sea between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, the Isle of Man was once a popular holiday destinat
Island Madness
Language: en
Pages: 372
Authors: Tim Binding
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Pan Macmillan

GET EBOOK

'Beautifully written ... a marvellous read, one of my ten best of the year' Brian Case, Time Out
A Feigned Madness
Language: en
Pages: 413
Authors: Tonya Mitchell
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-10-06 - Publisher: Cynren Press

GET EBOOK

Winner of the 2021 Phoenix Award in Historical Fiction from the Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards Winner of the 2021 Silver Reader View Reviewer's Choic
Crusoe's Island
Language: en
Pages: 251
Authors: Andrew Lambert
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-09-13 - Publisher: Faber & Faber

GET EBOOK

From an acclaimed naval historian, Crusoe's Island charts the curious relationship between the British and an island on the other side of the world: Robinson Cr
The Island of Madness
Language: en
Pages: 94
Authors: George Van Rossem
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-19 - Publisher: Writers Republic LLC

GET EBOOK

A group of college students are taken from a charity event and taken to the island of Oasis. The Island is filled with bizarre experiments and tainted creatures