Scotland Yard's Murder Squad

by Dick Kirby

Book Overview

In 1906 the Metropolitan Police Commissioner was asked by the Home Office to make available skilled investigators for murder enquiries nationwide as few constabularies had sufficiently skilled - or indeed, any - detectives.

Thus was born the Reserve Squad, or Murder Squad, as it later became known. Despite a reluctance by some forces to call upon The Met, the Murder Squad has proved its effectiveness on countless occasions with its remit extended...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526765330
• ISBN13: 9781526765338
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Pen and Sword True Crime
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"