Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield by Geoffrey Sadler

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield by Geoffrey Sadler

Maiming, brutal murders, crimes of passion, suicides and executions; Chesterfield has all these and more in 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield'. The scenic landscape of Chesterfield presents a pleasant face to it's visitors, but a study of it's past shows that it has often been a dangerous place to live. Exploring a catalogue of crimes, some of which are little known while others still claim media attention today. 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield' has a blood stained thread of crime that is followed from the 'Parish Church Murders of 1422' through later centuries to such crimes as 'A Scandalous Assault 1875' and 'You have Kicked me to Death 1882'. What unfolds is a dark chronology of the criminal past of Chesterfield. Take a journey into the darker side of your area as you read 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield'.

Geoffrey Sadler was born in Mansfield. He was educated at his local school and then moved on to the Boys Grammar School in the area. He later obtained his A.L.A. qualification at Manchester College. Since 1985 he has held the position of Assistant Librarian of Local Studies at Chesterfield Library. He has had many previous publications, as author, editor and contributor. Geoff was editor of 'Aspects of Chesterfield' published by Wharncliffe Books in 2002.

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ISBN 13	9781903425305
ISBN 10	1903425301
Title	Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield
Author	Geoffrey Sadler
Series	Foul Deeds And Suspicious Deaths
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Binding type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2003-04-01
Number of pages	176
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