Lincolnshire murders

"Lincolnshire Murders" is a collection of the stories behind some of the murders in the county since about 1850.

Many were sensational in their time: killings involving poison, or infanticide.

Some are narratives without closure, such as the 1969 murder of a Barton recluse; others shed light on evolving criminal law as it adapted to rapid social and economic change.

Stephen Wade also examines the social factors behind these domestic killings, wild attacks and jealous rages.

The readable text is supported by about seventy illustrations - photographs, drawings, engravings and maps - and reveals the tragedy and the criminality behind the county's unspoilt countryside and characterful towns.