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Pegasus

9781639366392

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Scotland Yard

Simon Read brings the gory details of Victorian-era crimes to life in his thrilling history of Scotland Yard.

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Review of ‘Scotland Yard’

“Scotland Yard has been called in.” Those authoritative words imply the renowned reputation of the London Metropolitan Police, first established in 1829 as the world’s first professional, centrally organized police department. The name, in case you were wondering, comes from the fact that its headquarters were built on a piece of land facing a small…

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