Murder and Mayhem in Sheffield by Geoffrey Howse

Murder and Mayhem in Sheffield by Geoffrey Howse

Sheffield born actor and author Geoffrey Howse delves into his files covering over 200 years of Sheffield's criminality. In Murder & Mayhem in Sheffield he takes a look at some of the events that took place during a period of enormous growth within Sheffield; including a failed plot to murder some of Sheffield's officials, take control of the Town Hall and set fire to the homes of prominent citizens; the series of incidents known as the Sheffield Outrages are also mentioned, as are the notorious Sheffield Gang Wars of the 1920's. Murders from the eighteenth century through to 1947 are covered, including he fascinating case of one of Britain's most notorious murderers, Charlie Peace. The gruesome Shelf Street Hatchet Murder of 1881, is also included as are the Woodhouse Murder of 1893 and the Chinese Laundry Murder of 1922. Two Sheffield murderers who bore the same name, William Smedley, and who were both hanged for their crimes, committed murder in 1875 and 1947 respectively, are also featured. Although not for the feint-hearted, this book is sure to capture the curiosity of all individuals with an interest in the social and criminal history of Sheffield.

Geoffrey Howse, actor, writer and historian, was born in Sheffield but has lived in London for over thirty-five years. His recent books include North London Murders, six books in the Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths series, including London's East End, London's West End, Sheffield and South Yorkshire, The A-Z of London Murders and Murder & Mayhem in North London.

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ISBN 13	9781845631543
ISBN 10	1845631544
Title	Murder and Mayhem in Sheffield
Author	Geoffrey Howse
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2013-03-01
Number of pages	176
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