Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong has the dubious honour of being the only UK solicitor to be executed for murder.
тАШHerbert Armstrong тАУ PoisonerтАЩ details the courtroom proceedings following his arrest, documented by then-reporter, Edgar Wallace.
A grim, true-crime story, it follows two sets of poisonings, one of which proved to be fatal.
A gripping account of a trial and the British criminal justice system at the time, this is a superb read for true-crime enthusiasts and fans of ╠БThe Salisbury Poisonings ╠Б on Netflix. Born in London, Edgar Wallace (1875 тАУ 1932) was an English writer so prolific that his publisher claimed that he was responsible for a quarter of all books sold in England. Leaving school at the age of 12, Wallace made his first steps into the literary world by selling newspapers on the corner of Fleet Street. He worked as a war correspondent after joining the army at age 21, which honed his writing abilities. This led to the creation of his first book тАШThe Four Just Men.тАЩ Wallace is best remembered as the co-creator of тАШKing Kong,тАЩ which has been adapted for film 12 times (most notably directed by тАШLord of the RingsтАЩ director, Peter Jackson, and starring Jack Black and Naomi Watts). However, he leaves behind an extensive body of work, including stories such as тАШThe Crimson CircleтАЩ and тАШThe Flying SquadтАЩ.