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TO BE PUBLISHED 23 JANUARY 2026
This pocket-sized volume by crime historian Adam Wood reveals some of the darkest deeds committed in Nuneaton’s distant past, including:
• The two most notorious cases from the annals of crime in the town’s history.
• The farmer whose jealousy over a mushroom picker resulted in two deaths.
• A man who threatened to bring the horrors of a serial killer to Nuneaton.
• The ‘madman under the railway arch’ who terrified local women for months.
• An appearance before the magistrates for Mickey Mouse.
• A newborn baby who, quite lliterally, travelled to prison and back on the long arm of the law.
• A callous father-to-be, who simply shrugged his shoulders when told of the loss of his child.
• The prisoner who made a mad dash for freedom while being escorted to Nuneaton Police Court.
• The murderer who was too handsome to be hanged.
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