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Kate Winkler Dawson
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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 |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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352 |
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2017-10-17 |
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0316506869 |
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Hachette Books |
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1.25 pounds |
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1.13 x 6.5 x 9.38 inches |
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First Edition |
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Product Description
A real-life thriller in the vein of The Devil in the White City, Kate Winkler Dawson's debut Death in the Air is a gripping, historical narrative of a serial killer, an environmental disaster, and an iconic city struggling to regain its footing.
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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http://bookmooch.com/0316506869 |
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