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Death in the air : the true story of a serial killer, the great London smog, and the strangling of a city Cover Image Book Book

Death in the air : the true story of a serial killer, the great London smog, and the strangling of a city

Dawson, Kate Winkler (author.).

Summary: In winter 1952, London automobiles and thousands of coal-burning hearths belched particulate matter into the air. But the smog that descended on December 5th of 1952 was different; it was a type that held the city hostage for five long days. Mass transit ground to a halt, criminals roamed the streets, and 12,000 people died. That same month, there was another killer at large in London: John Reginald Christie, who murdered at least six women. In a braided narrative that draws on extensive interviews, never-before-published material, and archival research, Dawson captivatingly recounts the intersecting stories of the these two killers and their longstanding impact on modern history.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780316506861
  • ISBN: 0316506869
  • Physical Description: print
    viii, 341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2017.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-333) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Prologue -- Pressure -- Blackout -- Restrained -- Trapped -- Bodies in the mist -- Postmortem -- Smothered -- Hearth and home -- Squeezed -- Buried -- Illumination -- Infamous -- Legacy -- Epilogue.

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Subject: Christie, Reginald
Serial murderers England London Case studies
Smog England London History 20th century
London (England) Social conditions 20th century
London (England) Environmental conditions 20th century
Genre: True crime stories.

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