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On 2 August 1876, a young policeman named Constable Nicholas Cock was shot dead while walking ‘the beat’ at Whalley Range, Manchester. Although no one suspected a link between them, these two sensational murder cases would, in the end, turn out to be tied together in a way that shocked Victorian society to its core.
The Victorian Master Criminal
charles peace and the murders of cock and dyson
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192 pages
- Release Date
6 June 2016
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Summary
The first book in more the 50 years to tell the incredible true story of the Victorian master criminal, Charles Peace On 2 August 1876, a young policeman named Constable Cock was shot dead while walking ‘the beat’ at Whalley Range, Manchester. A few months later, on the evening of 29 November 1876, Arthur Dyson, an engineer, was murdered in his own back yard at Banner Cross, Sheffield. Charles Peace was Victorian Britain’s most infamous cat-burglar and murderer. He was a complex character: …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780750962971 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0750962976 |
| Author: | David C. Hanrahan |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 6 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 535g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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David C. Hanrahan
David C. Hanrahan is a historian specializing in unique true crime cases in British history.
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