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A beach read like no other! Be prepared for a journey from where the land meets the sea, to where life meets death. There is something sinister about a British seaside town. On the surface they're all funfairs and breezy promenades. Yet dig a little deeper in the sand and you soon uncover an underworld of murder, madness and mayhem... Murder by the Sea Vol 1 is a companion book to the long-running true-crime documentary series on CBS Reality. Since 2018 the programme has examined some of the most extraordinary murder cases in Britain's seaside towns. From Blackpool to Bournemouth, Southport to Pembrokeshire, people love to be beside the seaside, but away from the piers, the arcades and beautiful beaches lurks some dark secrets. Ten of the series' most powerful and shocking cases feature in Murder by the Sea Vol 1. From serial killers to a 1950s poisoner, from cruel husbands to an unusual murder by a mother and son, these are the true stories of wives, couples and families who had the misfortune to encounter a killer in their everyday lives. With complete access to the extensive interviews conducted by the TV production teams with detectives, forensic psychologists, witnesses and relatives, Murder by the Sea Vol 1 features exclusive additional material and insights that could not be included in the original episodes.

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Author:   David Howard ,  Robin Jarossi ,  Rob Jarossi & David Howard
Publisher:   Gemini Books Group Ltd
Imprint:   Mardle Books
ISBN:  

9781914451645

ISBN 10:   1914451643
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   07 July 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Stephen Akinmurele – Blackpool serial killer who preyed on retired women John Cooper – serial killer and rapist who terrorised Pembrokeshire and eluded police for two decades Paul Longworth – Southport boat club commodore who tried to disguise the murder of his wife as a suicide Pierre Legris – Bournemouth bigamist who bludgeoned to death a woman who thought she was his second wife Malcolm Green – notorious Cardiff murderer who killed a prostitute and his best friend Louisa May Merrifield – the Blackpool Poisoner hanged in 1953 for killing her employer Mitchell Quy – murdered and dismembered his wife in Southport and taunted police for falling to locate the ‘missing person’ Robert Mochrie – former civil servant who murdered his whole family in Barry Mathew Hardman – the teen who disembowelled an elderly woman on the island of Anglesey because he wanted to be a vampire Penny John and Barry Rogers – mother and son who murdered Penny’s mother in Pembrokeshire

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David Howard is a documentary film maker and founder of the television production company Monster Films. A recipient of the Royal Television Society Award for journalism, his award-winning films include Interview With A Murderer (Channel 4) and Dark Son (BBC). He is the creator and director of the series Murder by the Sea. This is his first book. Robin Jarossi is a freelance journalist and the author of The Hunt for the 60s' Ripper. He is also an on-air contributor to true-crime documentaries on the BBC and CBS Reality, including Murder by the Sea.

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