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A look at the development of the English judicial system on the topic of murder, & the cases that contributed to changing aspects of the law. From well-known cases to more obscure crimes, each one helped either set a precedent or provided the need for updating current case law.

Given the subject, I wondered if it was going to be quite dry to read, but I needn't have worried. It was a really interesting read from start to finish. (continued)

This was such a wonderful read, bloody, gruesome and totally my kind of thing.
I love all kinds of horror and true crime.
But this was a crime book with a difference, it followed the HISTORY of murder in all its guises.
From the laws and ramifications of murder and the early days of those creating the penalties for it down to even more modern crimes and serial killers or famous cases.