Signs of Murder, David Wilson
Signs of Murder, David Wilson
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Signs of Murder
A small town in Scotland, a miscarriage of justice and the search for the truth

Author: David Wilson

Narrator: David Wilson

Unabridged: 9 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/16/2020

Synopsis

From the UK's leading criminologist comes the true story of Margaret McLaughlin, and the man he believes was fitted up for her murder

'Enthralling ... will leave true crime readers with more to ponder than they bargained for' - The Herald

Before David Wilson became the UK's pre-eminent criminologist, he was just a young boy growing up in the Scottish town of Carluke. When he was a child, the brutal murder of a young woman rocked this small community, but very quickly a man was arrested for the crime, convicted and put behind bars. For most, life slowly carried on - case closed.

But there were whispers in the town that the wrong man was imprisoned. Over the years, these whispers grew louder, to the point that any time David would visit, he'd be asked in hushed tones, 'What are you going to do about the Carluke Case?'

Carluke believed the real killer had evaded justice. A murderer was still on the loose.

Forty years later, it's time for David to return home, and find out the truth.

About David Wilson

David Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Criminology and the founding Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University. Prior to taking up an academic appointment in 1997, David was a prison governor working at a variety of establishments in a number of different roles.Professor Wilson appears in the print and broadcast media as a commentator and presenter. His publishing includes Hunting Evil, A History of British Serial Killing, Signs of Murder, A Plot to Kill and his professional memoir, My Life with Murderers, which was shortlisted for the Saltire Prize for Non-Fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Louise

Criminologist David Wilson returns to his home town of Carluke in Lanarkshire Scotland, to revisit a story of an unsolved murder that continues to haunt his past. Officially though this isn't an "unsolved murder". A suspect was found guilty by a jury and and his peers and so, as far as anyone offici......more

Goodreads review by Nigel

In brief - This is an interesting story about what seems to be an obvious miscarriage of justice. I found parts fascinating. In full This book is about David Wilson's (criminologist) return to his home town in Scotland. Carluke is a small town in Lanarkshire. In the 1970s, when the author was growing......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

This was a really fascinating book about a murder in a small Scottish village which I was not familiar with. Everything in this case was completely new to me so I found the whole book very interesting. It was very well written. The structure was very easy to follow and read. I appreciated how sensiti......more

Goodreads review by Nicola

The book starts setting the scene, with key players to the case as well as allies within the story and those within Carluke that were never satisfied with something that for all intents and purposes, looked like a wrongful conviction and a ‘fix up’. The author goes on to point out all the facts of t......more

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This should be essential reading for any budding detective as it navigates the reader through the opportunities and risks involved in the search for evidence and truth

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