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A Passion for Poison - A true crime story like no other, the extraordinary tale of the schoolboy teacup poisoner (Hardcover)
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A Passion for Poison - A true crime story like no other, the extraordinary tale of the schoolboy teacup poisoner (Hardcover)
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The incredible crimes of Britain's most notorious schoolboy serial
killer, Graham Young, as told by the bestselling and much-respected
true crime author of The Murders at White House Farm. There are few
criminal cases more astonishing yet less well known than that of
Graham Young. A quintessentially British crime story set in the
post-war London suburbs, it involves two sensational trials,
murders both certain and probable, a clutch of forgiving relatives,
and scores of surviving victims. Fourteen in the summer of 1962,
Graham stood in the Old Bailey dock charged with poisoning a
schoolfriend and family members by adding antimony to their packed
lunches, Sunday roast and morning cups of tea. Diagnosed with
multiple personality disorders, Graham's trial resulted in his
detainment at Broadmoor, where he was the youngest patient. But it
was on his release from Broadmoor that Graham caused the greatest
harm. Finding employment in Hadlands, a photographic supplies firm,
his role as junior storeman meant he was expected to make tea and
coffee for his colleagues. And very soon, numerous members of staff
began experiencing crippling stomach pains... A psychologically
astute insight into the mind of a complex and intriguing
individual, A Passion for Poison is true crime at its best. Praise
for Carol Ann Lee Somebody's Mother, Somebody's Daughter: Victims
and Survivors of the Yorkshire Ripper 'My book of the year... the
first time the stories of the women who came into the sights of
notorious serial killer Peter Sutcliffe have been told, and it
gives voice to their families... deeply poignant' - Lynda La Plante
One of Your Own: The Life & Death of Myra Hindley 'Scrupulously
unsensational and as good a biography of Hindley as we'll get' -
Sunday Times
General
Imprint: |
John Blake Publishing Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2021 |
Authors: |
Carol Ann Lee
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Dimensions: |
238 x 150 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
432 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78946-431-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
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LSN: |
1-78946-431-5 |
Barcode: |
9781789464313 |
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