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Published by Sigma Leisure, Cheshire
These true tales of murder, mystery and mayhem from not so long ago will thrill, chill and amaze you. Keith Johnson, in his fourth collection of Chilling Tur Tales, steps back to when Lancashire was a much larger county than now, with a population of over four million. The county was, in parts, peacefully rural - elsewhere, grimy and industrial cotton mills, engineering works and coal mining provided employment for the masses.
Alongside this grim picture, crime grew to frightening levels and the police assiduously pursued the perpetrators. Those convicted were subjected to harsh punishments, which might offend today's liberal values.
Were they appropriate? Should they return? Judge for yourself in this unique collection.
CONTENTS
- The Tailor Who Cheated The Gallows
- Sad Sequel To A Case Of Typhoid
- A Stalker Strikes On A Foggy Morn
- The Jealous Lodger's Axe Attack
- No Air To Breathe
- Murder Of A Corporal
- Motiveless Killing Of A Wife
- Clod Blooded Mother's Crime
- The Killing Of Sergeant Brett
- A Deathly Drunk Brawl
- A Hotel Cook's Terrible End
- Not A Murderer In Sight
- Robbery On The Highway
- Brutal Killing At The Brick works
- A Pilferer's Pitiful Plight
- Martha Tries To Hide Her Shame
- The Wreck Of The Ocean Monarch
- Stabbings On A Saturday Night
- An Imposter's Deceitful Trail
- Slaughter Of The Servants
- A Frenzy Of Fear At The Colosseum
- Slum Sister's Arsenic Atrocities
- A Joyful Journey Turns To Grief
- Arsenic And The Hypochondriac
- Triple Tragedy At The Barracks
- A Shocking Street Tragedy
- When We Venture To Deceive
- Rushing Headlong To Disaster
- Double Life Led To The Gallows
- Tell My Wife, I Die Happy
- A Deadly Poison Administered
- Gaol Breaker's Short Lived Freedom
- Little Thought For Dangers Of The Sea
- Farewell To Beauty And Innocence
- Romance, Revenge And Regrets
- Slaying Of The Sisters
- A Jealous Husband's Tragic Deeds
- Cruelly Butchered By A Monster
- Sand Travellers' Shortcut To Death
- The Suffocation Of Little Alice
- Two More Upon The Scaffold
- Murder An Then Mutilation
- An Able Seaman's Awful End
- Shooting Of H.M.Customs' Officer
- A Cry Of Innocence Ignored
Book Reviews
Lancaster Guardian:
Chilling tales to send a shiver down your spine. The tales add a striking edge to local interest stories. The book is sure to thrill, chill and amaze.
Preston Citizen:
Local historian, Keith Johnson, has spent twelve months delving into the dusty archives to complete this latest nail biting anthology - the fifth book in as many years by author. The book tells the terrifying tales of murder, mystery, mayhem and mortality in the county.
Southport And Formby Advertiser:
It's murder most foul in the author's latest collection of tales, with forty five spine chilling stories linked to the old county of Lancashire. It's a snip and won't break the bank, get one now before the rush.
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