Ruxton: The First Modern Murder
Author(s):
Wood, Tom
| Binding: | Softcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | Ringwood Publishing |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Publication Place: | Glasgow, UK |
| ISBN: | 9781901514841 |
| SKU: | 040566 |
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| Categories: | Crime, True Crime and Conspiracies |
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Catalogue(s):
Crime, True Crime and Conspiracies
226pp, with occasional small black and white illustrations in text. Glossy, illustrated stiff card covers. 8vo. Minor rubbing on the upper leading corner of the front panel of the covers else volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.
The bodies Isabella Ruxton and her nurse were found in the Scottish borderlands in 1935. They had been gruesomely murdered. The crime, and its investigation captured worldwide public attention but between the headlines was another ground-breaking story - one of advances in forensic science and investigation, and advances in police techniques which not only solved the crime but shaped the future of scientific criminal investigation.
Keywords:
Crime
True Crime
Isabella Ruxton
Scotland
Forensic Science
Murders
Criminal Investigations
Police Practices
