Criminal Liverpool is an entertaining and informative round-up of some of the strangest, most bloodthirsty, despicable and comical crimes that took place in and around Liverpool from the Victorian era up to the mid-twentieth century. Daniel Longman’s painstaking research has uncovered many cases that have been long forgotten, and sheds new light on local cause celebres. The readable text is supported by seventy-five fascinating illustrations and will appeal to anyone who has an interest in the darker side of the city’s history.