Elizabeth Baxter has heard it all. Thieves, rapists, drug dealers, burglars, murderers, abusers and arsonists - they've all confided in her
'Remarkable' THE TIMES
Some are harder to shake than others. There's sweet, baby-faced Stella who hurled a brick through her ex's window and threatened to cut off his… well, you get the picture. Jak, who burned down his grandfather's shed and prized model railway. And who could forget Steve who set up a complex marmite-based distillery in his cell. The moonshine wasn't for drinking though, but for cleaning. He remains, in Elizabeth's professional opinion, Britain's most fastidious murderer.
Recalling her twenty-five years in Britain's probation service, Elizabeth Baxter offers a fresh perspective on care within the criminal justice system. Warm and humane, A Murderer's Guide to Cleaning pays tribute to the work of probation officers everywhere, who not only protect the public, but often act as the final safety net for society's most vulnerable, from teenage asylum seekers to survivors of domestic abuse.
| ISBN: | 9781836431671 |
| Publication date: | 16th April 2026 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Baxter |
| Publisher: | Oneworld an imprint of Oneworld Publications |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
Police and security services Autobiography: general Causes and prevention of crime Probation services True crime Criminal justice law Criminal or forensic psychology Memoirs Crime and criminology |
Elizabeth Baxter has heard it all. Thieves, rapists, drug dealers, burglars, murderers, abusers and arsonists - they've all confided in her
'Remarkable' THE TIMES
Some are harder to shake than others. There's sweet, baby-faced Stella who hurled a brick through her ex's window and threatened to cut off his… well, you get the picture. Jak, who burned down his grandfather's shed and prized model railway. And who could forget Steve who set up a complex marmite-based distillery in his cell. The moonshine wasn't for drinking though, but for cleaning. He remains, in Elizabeth's professional opinion, Britain's most fastidious murderer.
Recalling her twenty-five years in Britain's probation service, Elizabeth Baxter offers a fresh perspective on care within the criminal justice system. Warm and humane, A Murderer's Guide to Cleaning pays tribute to the work of probation officers everywhere, who not only protect the public, but often act as the final safety net for society's most vulnerable, from teenage asylum seekers to survivors of domestic abuse.
A Murderer's Guide to Cleaning features in the following genres: Police and security services, Autobiography: general, Causes and prevention of crime, Probation services, True crime, Criminal justice law, Criminal or forensic psychology, Memoirs, Crime and criminology
A Murderer's Guide to Cleaning is available in Hardback
A Murderer's Guide to Cleaning was written by Elizabeth Baxter and published by Oneworld an imprint of Oneworld Publications
A Murderer's Guide to Cleaning has 272 pages
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