The Blackout Murders - Homicide in WW2

The Blackout Murders - Homicide in WW2 written by Neil R. Storey and published by Pen & Sword Books - £20 - Hardback - Pages 224

Nostalgic recollections of wartime Britain often forget that when the blackout was

enforced at night in an attempt to foil Nazi bombers a crime wave, cloaked by the

inky black darkness, ensued on many of our streets. There were petty crimes,

robberies, sexual assaults and, as The Blackout Murders reveals, some horrific

murders took place on our home front during the Second World War. Some of

them still rank among the most shocking crimes in modern British history.

Some of the murders recounted within the pages of this book remain infamous, others are almost forgotten and some remain unsolved to this day. Several cases have new light shed on them from recently released archives and records uncovered by the author. Every case has been carefully selected for its reflection of wartime conditions and each one has a powerful, poignant and tragic story to tell.

Readers will gain insights into the darker narrative of our home front and learn about some of the men and women who strove to maintain law and order under the most challenging circumstances. Others innovated and developed ground-breaking forensic techniques to identify bodies, recognise if foul play had occurred and as a direct result brought murderers to justice who may otherwise have gone undetected and unpunished.

Anyone reading The Blackout Murders will never look at Britain's Home Front during the Second World War in the same way again.

The Blockout Murders looks at serious crimes that occurred during WW2 in Britain, in a bit of a nostalgic look at Britain during this period the book lifts the lid on crime and shows that death wasn’t only around on the battlefront. The book looks at 10 murders in a number of circumstances and places, and really very interesting. You can also tell that there has been a lot of research and writing put into this book and this shows through to produce an easy read. An excellent little book and certainly a good one to read for any fans of true crime.