{"product_id":"thick-fog-shallow-graves-james-graywick-9798279046263","title":"Thick Fog, Shallow Graves: 12 True Crime Stories of Murder \u0026 Mystery from Britain's Darkest Corners","description":"\u003cb\u003eSECOND EDITION - SIGNIFICANTLY REVISED, RESTRUCTURED AND IMPROVED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish true crime, unsolved murders, historical mysteries and real crime stories from Britain's darkest landscapes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThick Fog, Shallow Graves\u003c\/i\u003e returns in a substantially improved second edition: sharper, more atmospheric, more carefully structured, and revised throughout to give each case stronger historical context, clearer investigative detail, and a more victim-centred true crime narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross twelve chilling British true crime cases, James Graywick examines murder, disappearance, coercive control, organised crime, wartime violence, Cold War unease, family annihilation and mysteries that still resist simple answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Blitz-era London to the Scottish Atlantic, from the moors to the closed rooms of respectable homes, this collection maps the geography, class, fear and silence that shaped every crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 TRUE CRIME STORIES. ONE RAIN-SOAKED ISLAND. FOUR LANDSCAPES OF FEAR.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside this revised second edition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHE SMOG\u003c\/b\u003e - The Blackout Ripper, the Torture Gang, and the Spy in the Bag: crimes of wartime darkness, urban brutality and official unease\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHE MOORS\u003c\/b\u003e - Bella in the Wych Elm, Raoul Moat, and the Mystery Man of the Moors: open landscapes where secrets travelled further than the truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHE MANOR\u003c\/b\u003e - White House Farm, the Author in the Cesspit, and 10 Rillington Place: private worlds where respectability became a mask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHE COAST\u003c\/b\u003e - Winter of the Shotgun, the Flannan Isles mystery, and the Lady in the Lake: places where water, weather and distance distorted the evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are not simple tales of killers and victims. They are stories of place: blackout streets, remote islands, lonely moors, sealed houses, cold water, respectable rooms and communities where danger was often hidden in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised and improved edition has been rebuilt for readers who want more than sensational crime summaries. It offers stronger narrative flow, deeper social context, clearer legal and investigative framing, and a more consistent structure across all twelve cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched from court records, coronial inquests, historical archives and contemporary reporting, \u003ci\u003eThick Fog, Shallow Graves\u003c\/i\u003e is British true crime that keeps the victims at its centre - while asking harder questions about the systems, silences and landscapes that failed to protect them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you read Hallie Rubenhold, Kate Summerscale or serious British true crime - or watched \u003ci\u003eThe Ripper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhite House Farm\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003e10 Rillington Place\u003c\/i\u003e - this book belongs on your shelf.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContains descriptions of real crimes and violence.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Graywick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798279046263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"James Graywick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997567037695,"sku":"9798279046263","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thick-fog-shallow-graves-james-graywick-9798279046263","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}