{"product_id":"chesney-the-middle-class-murderer-9781911273554","title":"Chesney: The Middle Class Murderer","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jonathan Oates\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Mango Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Mango Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - Serial Killers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRONALD CHESNEY could have been a fictional criminal character. Educated at public school, attended a top British university and fought as a naval officer in World War Two, Ronald Chesney could have been a character out of an Agatha Christie novel. Furthermore, he devised a 'perfect murder' to enable him to have a strong alibi. His criminal career harked back to his teenage years, when he literally got away with murder. Running through his inherited wealth he became a professional criminal; mainly indulging in fraud and smuggling until his luck and money ran out. A despicable man in many ways, yet highly attractive to women throughout his life. This new study presents an account of a career criminal from the 1920s to the 1950s, through war and peace. JONATHAN OATES obtained a PhD from Reading University in History in 2001. Apart from being Ealing's Borough Archivist since 1999 he has had 26 books and over 30 articles published on a wide variety of historical subjects; criminal, military, local and genealogical. He has a particular interest in 1940s and 1950s crime. This book is his third biography of a major post war British murderer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mango Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45545770811543,"sku":"9781911273554","price":1614.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781911273554.webp?v=1767908732","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/chesney-the-middle-class-murderer-9781911273554","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}