‘Grimly fascinating … engrossing’ Daily Mail
NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION.
NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION.
A gripping and probing account of the biggest criminal manhunt in British history.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE
‘A wake-up call’ Amal Clooney
‘Devastating… rape and sexual abuse continue to be a pervasive and all-too-often hidden feature of conflict zones the world over’ HM Queen Camilla
‘John Douglas is the FBI's pioneer and master of investigative profiling’ Patricia Cornwell
A deeply engaging and completely original book about nineteenth-century Britain’s fascination with good quality murder.