| Author |
Stickler, Paul, author.
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| Publication |
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2017.
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| Description |
1 online resource (x, 187 pages, 16 unnumbed pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits. |
| Call # |
eBOOK |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
In 1919, when a shopkeeper and her dog were found dead in Hitchin, Hertfordshire with brutal head injuries, there followed an extraordinary catalogue of events and a local police investigation which concluded that both had died as a result of a tragic accident. A second investigation by Scotland Yard led to the arrest of an Irish war veteran, but the outcome was far from conclusive. Written from the perspective of the main characters involved and drawing on original and newly-discovered material, this book exposes the frailties of county policing just after the First World War and how it led to fundamental changes in methods of murder investigations. Offering a unique balance of story-telling and analysis, the book raises a number of unanswered questions. These are dealt with in the final chapter by the author's commentary drawing upon his expertise. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 12, 2018). |
| Subject |
Sticker, Elizabeth.
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Criminal investigation -- England -- History.
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Murder -- Investigation -- England -- Hertfordshire.
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Murder -- England -- Hertfordshire.
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Criminal investigation. (OCoLC)fst00883201
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Murder -- Investigation.
(OCoLC)fst01029788
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Murder. (OCoLC)fst01029781
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
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England -- Hertfordshire. (OCoLC)fst01208232 |
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920 |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Addl. Author |
OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
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| Related To |
Print version: 9781526733856 1526733854 (OCoLC)1036841893 |
| ISBN |
1526733862 (electronic bk.) |
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9781526733863 (electronic bk.) |
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