Death in the air
the true story of a serial killer, the great London smog, and the strangling of a city
by Kate Winkler Dawson
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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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Environmental conditions, Case studies, Social conditions, Smog, Serial murderers, History, Crime, great britain, London (england), history, Christie, reginald, Serial murderers--england--london--case studies, Smog--history, Smog--england--london--history--20th century, Ecology, Hv6248.e75 d39 2017, 364.152/32092People
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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
2018, Hachette Book Group
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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
Oct 17, 2017, Hachette Book Group and Blackstone Publishing
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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
October 17, 2017, Hachette Books
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in English
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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
2017, Hachette Books
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-333) and index., $27.00; C$35.00, First Edition: October 2017; 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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