Murder on the home front: a true story of morgues, murderers and mystery in the Blitz
Lefebure, Molly
Murder on the home front: a true story of morgues, murderers and mystery in the Blitz - Sphere 2013 - 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
It is 1941. There may be a 'war of chaos' in the skies over London, but 'the perpetual war against the underworld of crime' must nevertheless continue on the streets below. Eschewing her journalistic post, Molly Lefebure accepts an offer to become a secretary for the famed forensic pathologist, Dr Keith Simpson. It is the beginning of an extraordinary adventure and 'Miss Molly' becomes Dr Simpson's right-hand woman, following him to crime scenes, courtrooms and mortuaries, taking notes, collecting evidence and witnessing the most shocking of sights. This book details many of her wartime stories.
9780751552041 9781405526098 9781405526098 1405526092 0751552046
Lefebure Molly
Simpson 1907-1985 Keith
Medical jurisprudence--England--London
World War, 1939-1945--England--London
614.1092 LEF
Murder on the home front: a true story of morgues, murderers and mystery in the Blitz - Sphere 2013 - 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
It is 1941. There may be a 'war of chaos' in the skies over London, but 'the perpetual war against the underworld of crime' must nevertheless continue on the streets below. Eschewing her journalistic post, Molly Lefebure accepts an offer to become a secretary for the famed forensic pathologist, Dr Keith Simpson. It is the beginning of an extraordinary adventure and 'Miss Molly' becomes Dr Simpson's right-hand woman, following him to crime scenes, courtrooms and mortuaries, taking notes, collecting evidence and witnessing the most shocking of sights. This book details many of her wartime stories.
9780751552041 9781405526098 9781405526098 1405526092 0751552046
Lefebure Molly
Simpson 1907-1985 Keith
Medical jurisprudence--England--London
World War, 1939-1945--England--London
614.1092 LEF