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Lord High Executioner: an unashamed look at hangmen, headsmen, and their kind
By Howard Engel. 1996
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Law and crime, True crime
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Mystery writer Howard Engel considers the agents of state-sanctioned death - executioners. Beginning with an examination of ancient forms of…
execution, Engel concentrates on English forms of execution, particularly hanging. He discusses individual hangmen and their contributions to make their craft more humane and efficient. Engel also includes chapters on the guillotine, hanging in Canada, and capital punishment in the United States. Descriptions of violence. c1996.Crimes of passion: an unblinking look at murderous love
By Howard Engel. 2001
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From France and England to Canada and the United States, Engel explores more than twenty-five classic, infamous and still unresolved…
cases of passion and murder. As he discovers, le crime passionnel, a concept originating in France, has a special place in many legal codes around the world. Someone who has suddenly or unexpectedly been betrayed by a loved and trusted partner, even in an illicit relationship, is rarely treated as a common murderer. 2001.Lord High Executioner: An Unashamed Look at Hangmen, Headsmen, and Their Kind
By Howard Engel. 1996
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History, Laws and statutes, True crime
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True tales of executioners culled from the annals of history Award-winning mystery writer Howard Engel traces the hangman's tradition from…
medieval England and early Canada to the present-day United States. From beheadings and hangings to the electric chair, Engel offers gritty details of the executioner's process, focusing on key players who epitomize both the exemplars and buffoons of the dark profession. Citing far-removed examples of past punishments, such as the French guillotine, Lord High Executioner addresses the implications history's lessons could have on modern-day criminal justice. Engel's studious research and great care toward bringing history's executioners to life make for a gripping learning experience and an enduring work of nonfiction.Crimes of Passion: An Unblinking Look at Murderous Love
By Howard Engel. 2001
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Law and crime biography, Law and crime, True crime
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Thirty real-life accounts of passion gone lethally wrong Celebrated mystery writer Howard Engel traces the history of the crime of…
passion through France, England, Canada, and the United States in his first nonfiction book. The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in England, is explored along with more familiar, modern cases, such as those of O. J. Simpson and Lorena Bobbitt. With each sordid tale, Engel explores the legal codes and moral implications surrounding crimes of passion throughout history. Careful research and a novelist's eye for detail and dramatization bring each grisly case into chilling clarity.Crimes of Passion is a must-read for true crime enthusiasts, armchair historians, and fans of the macabre.