Murder Tales: Unsolved: The chilling true stories of the world's greatest unsolved murders

by H.N. Lloyd

Murder, it fascinates and horrifies, when a murder remains unsolved that fascination and horror can quite easily turn to obsession. In Murder Unsolved the new doyen of true crime, H. N. Lloyd, examines fifteen of the world’s greatest murder mysteries, Jack the Without a doubt the world’s most famous murder mystery, in this re-examination of the case H. N. Lloyd looks at the crimes, suspects and some of the stranger explanations for the world famous murders. Nellie The murder of a child is the most tragic thing in the world, when the killer is not brought to justice it can destroy entire communities. This little known case will horrify, chill and intrigue, especially Nellie’s last recorded words, ‘Help! Father Christmas is after me!’ Julia Pity poor William Herbert Wallace, lured from his home on a wild goose chase across the city of Liverpool, only to return home to discover his wife murdered and the blame levelled squarely at him. This is the crime that Raymond Chandler ranked as the greatest murder mystery in the annals of criminal history. Charles The murder of an elderly farmhand in a sleepy English village that baffled the minds of the best detectives the famed Scotland Yard had to offer. Were the rumours of witchcraft and human sacrifice true? And just what was the significance of the worthless fob-watch stolen from Charles Walton’s body, and the spectral black dog that haunted the investigating officers. Marilyn The true life crime that inspired the film and TV series ‘The Fugitive’. Dr Sam Sheppard found himself accused of murdering his wife, this in turn set two generations of the Sheppard family on a quest to discover the identity of the ‘limping man’. The murder of five young people that shocked America, shot and stabbed in cold blood by a masked killer. The killer taunted the police and the press, created a media storm and pushed a city to hysterical levels of anxiety. He was never caught, leaving behind a trail of shattered lives, scarred survivors and an enduring mystery. Professor John A father and son’s holiday in France ends in a brutal axe murder. Jeremy Cartland is accused by French authorities of murdering his father. British police investigate and exonerate him. Not only did this case put two legal systems at loggerheads, it led to the seemingly unassuming language professor’s unmasking as a spy. Was Professor Cartland the victim of a bungled robbery, murdered by his son, or was he the victim of a sinister conspiracy the origins of which lay in the darkest days of World War Two? Written with dry wit and an eye for detail which brings a fresh perspective to even the most talked-about cases, Murder Unsolved is the perfect read for seasoned true-crime aficionados, or those wanting to be captivated, thrilled and horrified for the first time.

402 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 14, 2012

Reviews

[Anne Holmes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mostly interesting.

Some cases I had not read about before, so interesting to read, but do learn to use apostrophes properly! One example - if you say " a lodger with the Duffs" you do not need the apostrophe that was put in.

[Marilyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Badly in need of editing

I have up about half way through. This book is so badly written and gives no new information . It feels like a very lazy rehash of previous much better written books. Nothing new and so many spelling and grammar errors.

[Lynda Kelly · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is horrible. An utter mess of misspellings and mistakes. I packed it in and deleted it at only 2% as I'd seen enough by then !!
For starters the Kindle version hasn't been properly formatted and the text sits quite strangely in the centre of the page with massive margins which persist even when you attempt to reset them.
Illicit was used when elicit was meant, one minute Jack the Ripper was capitalised and then it wasn't depending on which page you were on, apostrophes were totally overlooked-the author just chose not to bother-ones spine or Eddows murder.....and therein too was my final straw.......Catherine Eddowes isn't spelt Catharine Eddows. Just careless and slapdash and not for me.

[Naomi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unedited mess of poor spelling, grammar and punctuation. The writer is factually incorrect in places and inserts some really off-putting remarks about the victims, particularly those of Jack the Ripper. The writer's research, detail and the obscurity of some cases bumps this up to two stars, but I'm still very annoyed that I parted with money for this.