Displaying 1 of 1 2021 Format: Book Author: Jobb, Dean, 1958- author Title: The case of the murderous Dr. Cream : the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer / Dean Jobb. Publisher, Date: Toronto, Ontario : HarperAvenue, [2021] Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2021] ©2021 Description: 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: At the time the words of the world's most famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, appeared in print, a real-life Canadian doctor was stalking and murdering women in London's downtrodden Lambeth neighbourhood. Dr. Thomas Neill Cream had been a suspect in the deaths of two women in Canada before he arrived in London in 1891 and began using pills laced with strychnine to kill prostitutes. The first complete account of Dr. Cream's crimes and his many victims explores how the stifling morality and hypocrisy of the Victorian era allowed this monster to poison vulnerable and desperate women. Subjects: Cream, Thomas Neill, 1850-1892 Serial murders -- England -- London -- Case studies Serial murders -- United States -- Case studies Serial murders -- Canada -- Case studies Serial murderers -- England -- London -- Biography Physicians -- England -- London -- Biography Genre: Biographies True crime stories Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. LCCN: 2021002158 ISBN: 9781443453325 (softcover) 9781616206895 (hardcover) System Availability: 19 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 19 Control Number: 1892206 Call Number: 364.152/32092 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 19 # System items in: 19 Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Suggestions and more Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
