| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-333) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Pressure -- Blackout -- Restrained -- Trapped -- Bodies in the mist -- Postmortem -- Smothered -- Hearth and home -- Squeezed -- Buried -- Illumination -- Infamous -- Legacy -- Epilogue. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Christie, Reginald.
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Serial murderers -- England -- London -- Case studies.
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Smog -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century.
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London (England) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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London (England) -- Environmental conditions -- 20th century.
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| Genre |
True crime stories.
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| ISBN |
9780316506861 hardcover : $27.00 |
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0316506869 hardcover |
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