Hangman's Brae
True crime and punishment in Aberdeen and the North-East
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime
| Author: | Norman Adams | ISBN: | 9781845026226 |
| Publisher: | Black & White Publishing | Publication: | February 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Black & White Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Norman Adams |
| ISBN: | 9781845026226 |
| Publisher: | Black & White Publishing |
| Publication: | February 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Black & White Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Hangman's Brae is a vividly written account of the blood-curdling crimes and brutal forms of punishment of north-east Scotland. The book explores the area's underworld and features the grave-robbers, jail-breakers, rioters and other lawbreakers whose crimes led them to premature deaths at the end of a rope or at the not so delicate hands of The Maiden, a gruesome decapitating device pre-dating the French guillotine.
Hangman's Brae is a vividly written account of the blood-curdling crimes and brutal forms of punishment of north-east Scotland. The book explores the area's underworld and features the grave-robbers, jail-breakers, rioters and other lawbreakers whose crimes led them to premature deaths at the end of a rope or at the not so delicate hands of The Maiden, a gruesome decapitating device pre-dating the French guillotine.
