Death in the air : the true story of a serial killer, the great London smog, and the strangling of a city / Kate Winkler Dawson.
| Author/creator |
Dawson, Kate Winkler author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Hachette Books, [2017] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2017 |
| Description | viii, 341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Prologue -- Pressure -- Blackout -- Restrained -- Trapped -- Bodies in the mist -- Postmortem -- Smothered -- Hearth and home -- Squeezed -- Buried -- Illumination -- Infamous -- Legacy -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract | In winter 1952, London automobiles and thousands of coal-burning hearths belched particulate matter into the air. But the smog that descended on December 5th of 1952 was different; it was a type that held the city hostage for five long days. Mass transit ground to a halt, criminals roamed the streets, and 12,000 people died. That same month, there was another killer at large in London: John Reginald Christie, who murdered at least six women. In a braided narrative that draws on extensive interviews, never-before-published material, and archival research, Dawson captivatingly recounts the intersecting stories of the these two killers and their longstanding impact on modern history. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-333) and index. |
| Genre/form | True crime stories. |
| Genre/form | Case studies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | True crime stories. |
| LCCN | 2017020079 |
| ISBN | 9780316506861 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0316506869 hardcover |
| ISBN | audio download |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| Standard identifier# | 40027547757 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6248 .E75 D39 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |