Nineteenth century crime and punishment in Edinburgh.

Which of Edinburgh’s most gruesome murders has happened in your street? And were they committed by Burke and Hare, by the Stockbridge Baby-Farmer, by the Demo

This historic trial documents the infamous Burke and Hare murders in Edinburgh in the early 19th century. It provides insight into the judicial system of the ti

Up the close and down the stair, Up and down with Burke and Hare. Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, Knox the man who buys the beef. —anonymous children's

A novel of crime and defection set in Victorian Edinburgh.