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York Murders
Author(s): Summer Strevens (Author)
- Publisher: The History Press
- Publication Date: 1 Oct. 2013
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 128 pages
- ISBN-10: 0752474820
- ISBN-13: 9780752474823
Book Description
Discover the shadier side of York’s history with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the city. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes murders, poisonings, poaching, theft and highway robbery and also details the gruesome punishments that awaiting the perpetrators of such crimes. Drawing on a wide variety of historical sources and containing many cases which have never before been published, York Murders will fascinate everyone interested in true crime and the history of the city.
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About the Author
Summer Strevens is a keen historian and photographer who has been researching the history of Yorkshire for many years. She has written articles for the Ripon Review and her first book, Haunted Yorkshire Dales, was published in 2011. She lives in Leyburn, North Yorkshire.
