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Murder - the most appalling crime of all. It comes in many guises and is as diverse as the victims and perpetrators themselves. But no matter how horrifying, it fascinates as much as it repels. In this updated edition of THE LAW KILLERS, journalist Alexander McGregor examines some of the country's most chilling cases and peels back the civilised layers of our society to reveal some of the horrors that lie beneath, including: The Templeton Wo...

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During the 1930s, the Catholic Church in the US was engaged in a metaphorical 'war' against the increasingly modern and secular values of the American public. Alexander McGregor offers a detailed account of how the Church, feeling itself to be under siege, used the media- and particulalrly cinema- to reach out to Americans. The 1930s were the 'golden age' for Hollywood, and the Church saw the film industry as an opportunity to engender a pro-C...

Journalist Campbell McBride's first crime book is attracting some unwanted attention. It seems he will have to return to the case of a young woman strangled by her boyfriend, but he starts to suspect that his investigation is being led or obstructed. He must solve the case before another person falls victim to the killer, and he himself may well be the target. From the bestselling author of "The Law Killers".

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This book questions the view which argues that the Soviet Union and the United States were binary opposites in the 1930s. "The Shaping of Popular Consent" presents a comparative analysis of one specific facet of the U.S.S.R. and the U.S., namely the manner in which their ruling elites sought to win popular consent.