Scotland Yard

'Riveting' Sunday Post
For more than 200 years, Scotland Yard has built its name and reputation pursuing death merchants, psychopaths and serial killers. From its inception in 1829 up to the eve of World War II, Scotland Yard: A Bloody History tells the full story of how the Yard developed and advanced modern crime-fighting techniques one infamous case at a time.
Filled with stories of devious poisonings, drownings, stabbings, decapitations, shootings and - of course - Jack the Ripper, Scotland Yard is a thrilling look into some of the most horrific crimes in history - and what it takes to bring a murderer to justice.

Simon Read is the author of nine previous works of non-fiction, his most recent being The Iron Sea.
His books Winston Churchill Reporting: Adventures of a Young War Correspondent and Human Game: Hunting the Great Escape Murderers have been optioned for screen adaption.
Originally from Britain, he currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.