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MANHUNT
MANHUNT details the heart stopping true stories of two of Britain’s most wanted men and the unprecedented police operations to apprehend them...
Percy Toplis was a career criminal who emerged from the Great War into the austerity of the peace that followed. In a time when poverty was rife, there were plenty of opportunities to make big money if people were prepared to break the law. Percy Toplis grabbed those opportunities with both hands but his criminal exploits were to lead to murder and the largest manhunt ever seen in British criminal history...
Barry Prudom led an unusual life. After a childhood that saw in him trouble with the police, he seemed to settle down. He found a trade then attempted to join the Territorial SAS. Although he ultimately failed selection for that unit, his time with the SAS meant he was equipped with many skills that, in time to come, would prove deadly. It was the murder of a police officer in a lonely lay-by which sparked the biggest police manhunt since the one for Percy Toplis...
Presented concisely, both these tales are full of drama, twists and turns, near misses and, ultimately, death, which will have the reader on the edge of their seat. MANHUNT is a ‘must read’ for true crime enthusiasts.
MANHUNT is the fifth book in the ‘true crime’ series by Dan Shaw.
Percy Toplis was a career criminal who emerged from the Great War into the austerity of the peace that followed. In a time when poverty was rife, there were plenty of opportunities to make big money if people were prepared to break the law. Percy Toplis grabbed those opportunities with both hands but his criminal exploits were to lead to murder and the largest manhunt ever seen in British criminal history...
Barry Prudom led an unusual life. After a childhood that saw in him trouble with the police, he seemed to settle down. He found a trade then attempted to join the Territorial SAS. Although he ultimately failed selection for that unit, his time with the SAS meant he was equipped with many skills that, in time to come, would prove deadly. It was the murder of a police officer in a lonely lay-by which sparked the biggest police manhunt since the one for Percy Toplis...
Presented concisely, both these tales are full of drama, twists and turns, near misses and, ultimately, death, which will have the reader on the edge of their seat. MANHUNT is a ‘must read’ for true crime enthusiasts.
MANHUNT is the fifth book in the ‘true crime’ series by Dan Shaw.
117 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 27, 2023
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