Nell Darby Livres

TRUE CRIME. Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in the Cotswolds explores the dark history of this famously picturesque region of England. Behind the picture-postcard idyll, everyday life in this largely rural area saw murders, beatings, jealousy and alcohol-fuelled crimes. Nell Darby's book examines a selection of these shocking events in vivid detail. Drawing on contemporary sources, newspapers and prison records, she gives a fascinating insight into life and death in the surprisingly turbulent past of the Cotswolds. The cases she reconstructs come from all over the region - the cities, the towns and villages, the countryside. Nell Darby's thoroughly researched and sympathetically written anthology of Cotswold cases be compelling reading for anyone who lives in the area or is interested in its history.

Find out about all classes of women - from the university elite, to the poorest members of society.

The first history of female private detectives in Britain, looking at their origins and their development.

Uses a wide range of newspaper sources to show how the theatrical profession was regarded by the press, the courts and the public