The London Monster

The London Monster tells the story of the hunt for an eighteenth-century sexual psychopath that created one of the first media celebrities. The story has remarkable parallels to our own time: a police force unable to find their man, a tabloid press frenzy that generated a climate of fear, and a need to convict someone at all costs. Drawing on historical and contemporary evidence, The London Monster recounts with dry wit a tale that occupies a unique place in criminal history and imagination.