On Iniquity: Some Personal Reflections Arising Out of the Moors Murder Trial

Book Description

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. First American Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows moderate chip at heel, light shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Grey paper boards in a grain pattern, black ink lettering, dark grey endpages. Small 8vo. 142pp. An exploration of the infamous Moors Murder trial, examing whether the crimes were influenced, or part caused by the climate of society. While never going so far as to suggest the crime was the result of the literature read by Brady and Hindley, she asks some provoking questions about the morals of society and its future [cf. modern arguments around movies and television]. Arguably remains among the worst of UK murder case.

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