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The Peep Show
How They Spotted, and Failed to Stop, Britain’s Most Infamous Serial Killer
Book • 2024
In 'The Peep Show', Kate Summerscale delves into the true story of the Christie murders, which took place at 10 Rillington Place in Notting Hill, London.
The book explores how two journalists competed to solve the case, and it highlights the investigative failures and miscarriages of justice that occurred during the period.
Summerscale's detailed research sheds light on the social and historical context of the time, making this a compelling narrative about one of Britain's most infamous serial killers.
The book explores how two journalists competed to solve the case, and it highlights the investigative failures and miscarriages of justice that occurred during the period.
Summerscale's detailed research sheds light on the social and historical context of the time, making this a compelling narrative about one of Britain's most infamous serial killers.
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as a well-written true crime book with social history context.

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Gregg Wallace. A Recipe For Disaster
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as a new book revisiting the Rillington Place murders and exploring life on the margins in post-war London.

Ellie Cawthorne

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The murders at Rillington Place: postwar London's grisliest crimes