This book gives the most up-to-date story of the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, AKA the Yorkshire Ripper. His confessions to police in 1981, and his later confession in 1992 to two further attacks, are gone into in greater detail than ever before, as are attacks on women that the police later felt they had enough evidence to charge him with.We also delve deep into the police investigation and highlight the many failings of the West Yorkshire Police Force and the many times Peter Su...

This book gives the most up-to-date story of the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, AKA the Yorkshire Ripper. His confessions to police in 1981, and his later confession in 1992 to two further attacks, are gone into in greater detail than ever before, as are attacks on women that the police later felt they had enough evidence to charge him with. We also delve deep into the police investigation and highlight the many failings of the West Yorkshire Police Force and the many times Peter Sutcliffe...

A true crime account of the arrest, murder trial, conviction and incarceration of Manchester, England's notorious child murderers.The second book published in this series carries on from where The Moors Murderers left off and continues the horrific story of the crimes perpetrated by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. In this volume, we lean what happened at Brady and Hindley's trial in 1966. We see how Brady and Hindley turned on David Smith, the seventeen-year-ol...

A deep dive into the lives and crimes of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley—featuring newly released photos from a collection called "The Tartan Album."In the mid-1960s, the serenity of Saddleworth Moor was forever interrupted, even if people didn't yet know it, as the area became a grave for the innocent child victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.The couple's vile torture and killings have shaken up British history ever since, with the couple often considered two o...

Theology and Human Flourishing is a forward-looking review of the life and work of a place with a gentle Christian ethos that has provided sanctuary and healing for many over the past 31 years under the leadership of Elizabeth Baxter. It consists of 18 essays, each written in their own distinctive style by experts from a range of relevant disciplines who are supporters of Holy Rood House.The essays cover the variety of provision at Holy Rood House and its theoretical and t...

Vinca is just getting used to having a female body and wants to focus on her work as a memory architect and maybe getting back together with Gwen. But someone or something keeps trying to kill her in creative ways. This is a fast-paced, cyberpunk action thriller with gamelit elements. And at least one cat.

In this text, historians and political scientists present a survey of the role and influence of by-elections in British politics since 1918.

The deeper darkness,that smear you only just see out of the corner of your mind’s eye asyou contemplate ending it all,that not-so-much-no-go areaas a darkness-he’s-gone-further-into-than-anyone-else,is where Christ is.Hope in Dark Places explores the depths of depression through the poetry of David Grieve. You will be moved to tears and laugh unexpectedly. You will feel the raw realit...

In a world where we take for granted the ability to communicate instantly across vast distances and time, world history has come of age. We increasingly reflect on history from a position which no longer privileges Europe or the West, and from a global perspective which ranges from the Pacific Rim to the Balkans, and from Latin America to the Middle East. Compiled by an international team of contributors, area editors and general editors, The Cambridge Dictionary of Modern World History pr...

Meticulously researched by C.G.C. Cook, ‘The Moors Murderers’ gives readers a rare and fascinating look into the lives of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley – often known as the evillest couple in British history. After a torture and killing spree that lasted two years and left five innocent children dead, many aspects of their lives have been kept hidden from the public. Cook’s new release changes that – making unseen photographs, letters and accounts public for the first time.In the mid ...

The Routledge Companion to Christian History is an indispensable aid for anyone seeking comprehensive coverage of the facts in clear, concise and easy to use language. It covers:all key events in the Christian calendar from the persecution of the Roman Empire to the fall of Communism and the rise of Fundamentalismthe impact of Islam, the Crusades, Monasticism, and the spread of popular religious movementscross-cultural coverage; as well as Western...

“Love To Be” is a detective murder mystery novella set in Victorian seaside Brighton.It is Christmas 1841 and society archaeologist Countess Maria Bassano has discovered a unique legendary treasure as well as the love of Lord Richard Goodfellow.Surprisingly she informs Sylvanus Kent that she fears for her life. Within hours Sylvanus also has another visit from a mysterious mustachioed man who also fears for his life.How many murders will there be before Sylvanus can fi...