During the 1940's and 50's, John Christie, an English serial killer from Halifax, murdered at least eight people - including his wife Ethel - by strangling them in his flat at 10, Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London. Two further bodies were found wrapped in a tablecloth in the washhouse. They were Beryl Evans and her baby daughter, Geraldine. This is a shocking true story. Peter Thorley is the brother of Beryl Evans who was murdered along with her baby. Timothy Evans was convicted of the murder of his wife and child, he was hanged. People thought it was a miscarriage of justice that Timothy had been convicted. But now his brother-in-law, Peter Thorley has that the written this book and he believes that the verduct was justified. Peter tells us how Timothy was a drunk and violent towards his wife. This is an engrossing, fascinating, thought provoking and informative read. I highly recommend this book to all true crime fans. I would like to thank NetGalley, Mirror Books and the author Peter Thorley for my ARC in exchange for an honest review. #Inside10RillingtonPlace #NetGalley

We’ve all heard the story of 10 Rillington Place. What is told in this book is more about the life of Beryl Evans. The upstairs tenant. Her husband murdered her and their daughter Geraldine. Although only convicted of Geraldine’s death Tim Evans was sentenced to death. In society today Beryl would have been treated as a victim of domestic abuse and helped Years later John Christie was charged with the murder of his Ethel in the same address after the discovery of numerous women’s body in his flat. To try to prove himself insane Christie claimed he was responsible for the Evans murders which led to them being exhumed. The author Peter Thorley was Beryl Evans younger brother. It is obvious he feels haunted that he didn’t do enough to save Beryl from her unhappy marriage. Although he could do no more than he had. He also knew Christie from his many visits to the property. This must have been a very difficult book for the author to write but I sincerely hope it has been a healing process for him. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the arc in return for an honest review #PeterThorley #Inside10RillingtonPlace #Netgalley

I'm sure most people have heard of 10 Rillington Place, and its grisly connections-but I really didn't know much about the terrible happenings there, nor had I seen the film, or any documentaries about it. This book was absolutely fascinating and totally engrossing, and is written by Peter Thorley, now 85, but he was in his teens when his sister and niece were murdered at 10 Rillington Place. Here is a detailed presentation, very interesting and informative, and I read it in no time, as I just couldn't put it down. This is not just the macabre content-there are also some memories of his younger days with his siblings; a wartime childhood, evacuation etc. This is well-written and beautifully put together from memories, documents, pathology reports, news reports etc. An excellent book. And I really feel wrong in saying that, as the author has had such terrible grief to bear. But he has put together the events, facts, his thoughts, and here is the definitive account of what really occured behind the door of this notorious address. A fabulous true crime memoir.

What a fascinating read not only as another perspective on the crime that both Timothy Evans and Reginald Christie hung for, that of the murder of his sister Beryl Evans and her daughter, his niece Geraldine, but of the effect that murder has for ever more. Peter Thorley was still in his teens when his sister and his niece were killed while living at 10 Rillington Place although he was on his way to a new life at the time the murders happened. But, his is the only first-hand account that we have of the victims and it sounds as if he spent a fair amount of time with the Christies while visiting his sister and of course he was only too aware of Timothy Evans's temper! Typically any books about this crime concentrate on the miscarriage of justice that caused Timothy Evans to hang for the murder of his daughter and this book therefore gives another view as well as some social history relating to what life was like in the post-war years in England from one who was there!