by Dr Angela Buckley | Oct 11, 2024 | Media
I was delighted with this article in my local press, Southwark News, about my latest book, The Bermondsey Murder: The Rise of Scotland Yard: How the Manning case shaped detective history, new book reveals The search for the Mannings spread beyond England and was...
by Dr Angela Buckley | Oct 10, 2024 | Events
I’m very fortunate to live very close to where the Isle of Wight Literary Festival takes place every October, and this year I was delighted to take part for the second time – last year I interviewed the fabulous Elly Griffiths and chaired a crime panel. The...
by Dr Angela Buckley | Aug 25, 2024 | Talks
I’m very fortunate to be a guest speaker for Seabourn Cruises and I really enjoy sharing true crime cases and historical homicides during my onboard lecture series. As I write this post, I’m sailing through the North Sea to Scotland. After that, we’ll be...
by Dr Angela Buckley | Aug 8, 2024 | Books
I’m delighted to share the exciting news that my new book, The Bermondsey Murder: Scotland Yard’s First Great Challenge and Dickens’ Inspiration, has now been published! Fifty-year-old Patrick O’Connor was seen for the last time on 9 August....
by Dr Angela Buckley | Jul 20, 2020 | French crime history
Dubbed the father of crime detection, and the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, French criminal-turned-thief-taker, Eugène-François Vidocq established the world’s first police detective department in Paris, in 1812. He is alleged to have pioneered many investigative...
