Who Killed Constable Cock?
A Victorian True Crime
Murder Case
An intriguing Victorian murder mystery
About This Book
At midnight on 1 August 1876, PC Nicholas Cock was patrolling his beat in the leafy suburbs of Manchester. Two shots rang out in the dark and the young constable fell to the ground. Irish labourer William Habron was convicted of his murder. Later, in an unexpected twist of events, a startling confession by notorious burglar Charlie Peace turned this extraordinary case around.
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Angela Buckley uses a wealth of local knowledge to shine a fresh light on this unfairly neglected case.
A fascinating and meticulously detailed account of a Victorian-era crime, the impacts of which spread far and wide and stretched over a period of many years.
What a wonderful read! This was truly a book that I could not put down, for me a real page turner. If you love Victorian crime history and also social history, then this is a must for you.