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RUXTON

EVENING LECTURE

Monday, 15th January 

19:00 – 20:30


 
Books available for purchase and signing during the event.
 
 
 
 
Two dismembered bodies discarded in the borderlands of Scotland, hideously mutilated to avoid identification. Forty-three pieces of rotten flesh and bone wrapped in rags and newspaper. A jigsaw puzzle of decomposing human remains. A glamorous young wife and her dutiful nursemaid missing. A handsome, mild-mannered town doctor insanely jealous of his wife’s friendships with other men. It is 1935 and the deaths of Isabella Ruxton and Mary Rogerson would result in one of the most complex investigations the world had ever seen. The gruesome murders captured worldwide attention with newspapers keeping the public enthralled with all the gory details. But behind the headlines was a different, more important story: the ground-breaking work of Scottish forensic scientists who developed new techniques to solve the case and shape the future of criminal investigation. With access to previously unseen documents, this book re-examines the case and reveals for the first time the incredible inside story of the investigation and its legacy. This is the first modern murder.‘Ruxton – The First Modern Murder’ was described by Scotland’s Queen of crime writing, Val McDermid as: “A revelatory account …. grips like a thriller”.
 
 

TIME & LOCATION



Date and time: Jan 15 2024 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Location: The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh
Ticket type
Price

Club Member
£0.00
General Admission
£0.00



 
Dining

Join us 

for Supper

The Abercromby Dining Room is open from 5:30 PM prior to each evening lecture. Join fellow members or come with friends and make a night of it. 2-Course supper for £15.

 

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