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All you need to know, and maybe more - Rated
Steve Fielding really knows his stuff and has managed to bring together a truly comprehensive account of every British executioner of the 20th century. This is not an easy undertaking, since relatively little is known of many of them and organising it by individual story makes for a confusing chronology.
What emerges most clearly - whether or not intentionally - is that the trade attracted many bunglers, blabberers and others who were simply not up to the job and not all of them were weeded out in the application process. There are plenty of snippets to back up my increasing impression that Albert Pierrepoint was a creepy, mean-spirited backstabber with a ghoulish interest in what he did, though his competence was undeniable.
This book probably won't change your mind on the subject of capital pubishment but it is essential if you are interested in how it was applied in Britain in modern times.
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A very interesting and compelling read that serves as a fine companion piece to Pierrepoint's autobiography. It can be and often is a little dry at times, especially when the author goes into detail about the crimes that led many to face their death at the hands of the men the author has meticulously researched. It certainly should be commended for keeping Albert Pierrepoint's career in perspective alongside his colleagues, as the former has been written about perhaps a little too often. Probably worth the price alone for the story of the executioner who, too preoccupied with speed and pace, accidently pushed the lever without checking to make sure his assistant was clear of the trapdoors...
