Upcoming: Liverpool Launch for ‘Murderers or Martyrs’ – you can attend

Liverpool Launch for
Waterside Press invite you to a reception to celebrate the publication of

Murderers or Martyrs
by George Skelly

    • The launch will take place in the heart of the city featured in the book.
    • There will be presentations by the author and publisher concerning this gross miscarriage of justice, plus an opportunity to ask questions.
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Review of Whores and Highwaymen

Review of
Legal historian John Hostettler reviews “Whores and Highwaymen: Crime and Justice in the Eighteenth-Century Metropolis” by Gregory J Durston

Unique Work

Dr Durston has written a valuable and erudite work of reference taking the reader through every aspect of crime and punishment in London in the eighteenth century.… Read more “Review of Whores and Highwaymen”

Murderers or Martyrs: Witness Statements in the Case of Devlin and Burns

Murderers or Martyrs: Witness Statements in the Case of Devlin and Burns
The following statements are referenced in George Skelly’s book Murderers or Martyrs which asserts that a terrible miscarriage of justice occurred in the investigation, trial, conviction and execution of Alfred Burns and Edward Devlin for the murder of Alice Rimmer in 1950s Liverpool.… Read more “Murderers or Martyrs: Witness Statements in the Case of Devlin and Burns”

Attend the Launch of “The English Riots of 2011” in London

London Launch for
Waterside Press and the University of East London invite you to a reception to celebrate the publication of

The English Riots of 2011: A Summer of Discontent
Edited by Daniel Briggs

Programme
6 pm: Lecture Theatre opens.
6.15: Introduction and Welcome – Dr Daniel Briggs, Reader in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Bryan Gibson, Director, Waterside Press.… Read more “Attend the Launch of “The English Riots of 2011” in London”