Another gem from Mr Abbott telling the storyof the Victorian hangman

The history of hangmen is a who's who of the trade with names like Jack Ketch.Marwood,Pierrepoints to name a few

From the author of the true crime diary books etc. This is another fine piece of work about capital punishment around the world and some of the methods used

The story of the infamous execution site

If you have watched the film you must read this book

All the women were on death row in America, Ruth Snyder,Eva coo and Martha Place the first woman to be executed by electric chair there are 12 stories in the book

Altogether there are 27 chapters on average 8 pages to each chapter some readers might think to short .Some of the cases are less well known and for me that makes the book worth it

After reading this book I still wonder how people can be so cruel to fellow people around the world

A great book about London and the role she has played in the history of executions and punishments a good chapter on the hangmen who have worked in the capital

A good book about the history and the social events surrounding public executions around the world