Death in the air : the true story of a serial killer, the great London smog, and the strangling of a city

The Resource Death in the air : the true story of a serial killer, the great London smog, and the strangling of a city
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Death in the air : the true story of a serial killer, the great London smog, and the strangling of a city
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the true story of a serial killer, the great London smog, and the strangling of a city
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Kate Winkler Dawson
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eng
Summary
In winter 1952, London automobiles and thousands of coal-burning hearths belched particulate matter into the air. But the smog that descended on December 5th of 1952 was different; it was a type that held the city hostage for five long days. Mass transit ground to a halt, criminals roamed the streets, and 12,000 people died. That same month, there was another killer at large in London: John Reginald Christie, who murdered at least six women. In a braided narrative that draws on extensive interviews, never-before-published material, and archival research, Dawson captivatingly recounts the intersecting stories of the these two killers and their longstanding impact on modern history
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DLC
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364.152/32092
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
HV6248.E75
LC item number
D39 2017
Literary form
non fiction
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Target audience
adult
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