As a follow-up to his first two very popular books, A Mix of Murders and Gaslight Villainy, Grahame Farrell's Blood on the Cobbles is a true gem. If you liked Gaslight Villainy, you will love Farrell's third work in which he treats us to another broad-spectrum helping of factual Victorian homicide. Here we are party to in-depth and detailed accounts of murder most foul in the form of thirteen superbly researched and written chapters, with Farrell's ever clear, readable and articulate style portraying Victorian times vividly. This book is one for all true-crime readers seeking a taste of murders from times gone by, and is available for just the price of a coffee.
Blood on the Cobbles comprises an even balance of famous and lesser-known cases. In An Error of Judgement — titled most aptly — the focus lies not so much on the murder, but more on the fool who thought he could manipulate his way to exoneration. A Matter of Honour takes a different tack, and considers the…
