Talk
The Ruxton Murders — Tom Wood at The Probus Club of Edinburgh
Wednesday 28 October 2026, 10.30am
Venue
George IV BridgeEdinburgh
Speakers
Tom Wood
Organiser
The Probus Club of Edinburgh
Price
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Tom Wood talks to The Probus Club of Edinburgh about the Ruxton murders, the 1935 Lancaster investigation cracked by pioneering Scottish forensic scientists, which he wrote about in Ruxton: The First Modern Murder.
Tom is a former Deputy Chief Constable and co-host of the Crime Time Inc. podcast.
Books
Ruxton: The First Modern Murder
Tom Wood
The inside story of a 1935 Lancaster murder investigation of extraordinary complexity, and the pioneering work of the Scottish forensic scientists who cracked it. It was shortlisted for the Saltire Society's Scottish National Book Awards in 2021 and was its publisher's top seller four years running.
Buy Ruxton: The First Modern Murder →About Crime Time Inc.
Real true crime stories told by the law enforcement officers who lived them. Hosted by former detectives Simon McLean and Tom Wood.