Amelia Dyer and the Baby Farm Murders
A gripping tale of Victorian detective work
About This Book
On 30 March 1896, a bargeman hooked a parcel from the River Thames at Caversham. Inside the brown paper package was the body of a baby girl – she had been strangled with tape. When two more tiny bodies were found in a carpet bag, the police launched a nationwide hunt for a serial killer.
A faint name and address on the sodden wrapping provided Reading police with their first clue. Can Chief Constable George Tewsley and his colleagues catch this heartless baby farmer before more infants meet a similar fate?
The first in a new historical true crime series, Angela Buckley recounts the frantic race to stop Amelia Dyer – one of Britain’s most prolific murderers.
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It’s fairly short and an easy read, thanks to Angela’s superb storytelling skills. If you’re interested in Victorian crime, you’ll really enjoy this book!
A gruesome but compelling tale. Highly recommended by anyone interested in true crime or Victorian history.
Fabulous. Very readable, loads of background for readers …the best book I’ve read on the subject.