FOUL DEEDS & SUSPICIOUS DEATHS IN GUILDFORD (SIGNED)

Softcover. SIGNED. The twin fascination of death and villainy will always hold us in their grim but thrilling grip. In this book the chill is brought closer to home as each chapter investigates the darker side of humanity in cases of murder, deceit and pure malice committed over the centuries in the area. From crimes of passion to opportunistic killings and coldly premeditated acts of murder, the full spectrum of criminality is recounted, bringing to life the more sinister history of Guildford and the surrounding villages. Chapter headings include : The Murder of Emily Joy, 1889; The Deaths of Annie and Albert Keen, 1932; The Case of Clifton Derigo, 1924; The Case of Mabel Maud Bundy, 1939; The Death of Jane Popejoy, 1897; The Shooting of the Vicar of Frimley, 1850; The Wigwam Girl: The Brutal Death of Joan Pearl Wolfe, 1942; The Death of Frederick Martin, 1919; Babes in the Wood: Leslie and Eileen Gaff, 1947; The battering of George Hollis, 1809 + much, much more. Illus., Select Bibliog. and Index. 176pp. 8vo softcover. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY CAROLINE MAXTON. F.