The Wicked Mr Hall by Roy Archibald Hall
Growing up in Glasgow in the 1930s, Roy Archibald Hall was a natural thief. After moving to London, he became a familiar figure in the capital's underground gay scene. Due to his lucrative criminal career, he led an extravagant lifestyle - though eventually he was arrested and spent the majority of the next two decades of his life, in a cell. Upon release from prison in 1975, he returned to Scotland and ound employment as a butler. He was joined by David Wright, a former lover from prison, however, after falling out over the theft of a diamond ring they headed out on a shooting trip...and Wright never returned. Hall then moved back to London and teamed up with Michael Kitto. Working again as a butler, he and Kitto murdered his new employers.By the time he was finally arrested, he had carried out two more brutal murders, including that of his own half-brother. Hall would never be released. Before he died, however, he decided to share his story and write his memoirs. This honest , harrowing and chilling book is the result.
Roy Archibald Hall was one of the most notorious criminals of the 20th century--a conman, jewel thief, and murderer--and spent much of his life in and out of prison. He committed his first murder in 1975, while working as a butler to Lady Hudson at her palatial home in Scotland. His former lover David Wright arrived at the house and was employed as a gamekeeper. After a vicious argument, Hall murdered Wright and hid the body. It was the beginning of a string of murders that only stopped when, in 1978, the law caught up with him and he was arrested. He died in Kingston Prison in 2002.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857826838 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857826833 |
| Title | The Wicked Mr Hall |
| Author | Roy Archibald Hall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Blake Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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