Bloody Scotland (Crimes that Shaped 19th-Century Scotland)

In the nineteenth century, Scotland was celebrated as a land of misty glens, engineering brilliance, and inventive genius—but it was also a place of brutal murders, terrifying riots, child cruelty, bank robberies, and acid attacks.

Men and women alike were capable of shocking violence, and crime could strike anywhere: at home, on the road, or even at sea. Edinburgh, famed for its refined civility, saw poisonings and savage assaults; the dark alleys of industrial Glasgow and Dundee teemed with thieves and muggers; and rural villages concealed their own wild men and vicious women.

Bloody Scotland uncovers both the infamous and forgotten crimes that shook the nation during these turbulent times. Through gripping accounts of killers, victims, and the determined law enforcers who struggled to stem a rising tide of crime, this book reveals the darker side of Scotland’s storied past.