Description RONALD 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 Ph D 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.
About the Author JONATHAN OATES obtained a Ph D 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.
