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Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Firstly, thank you to Peter Thorley for writing this book, it cannot have been easy and must have brought back so many memories for him.
An interesting, yet subjective take of exactly what went on at 10 Rillington Place. As the brother and uncle of Beryl and Geraldine Evans, he had first-hand knowledge of the events that took place at the time. Christie was as we all know a monster, but there is not much known about Timothy Evans-so, at last, the story is told. he must have been a nightmare to live with., and then to live in the same house as Christie as well.-Horrid.
I am sure that Beryl would be very proud of her younger brother for putting the record straight.
R.Ip Beryl, Geraldine, Ethel Christie and all the victims of Christie, Evans and that terrible house.

This is a really, really great account of the now infamous murders taken place at 10 Rillington place.
Honest, harrowing, detailed and emotive, it is written with first hand knowledge by the brother of one of Christie’s alleged victims.
A must read for true crime fans everywhere.
Easily worthy of 4 stars ⭐️

I have watched a few TV series about this so this book was a must read. It is a very interesting read and extremely well written. This book is a must read for anyone who is interested in true crime. Thank you to NetGalley and Mirror Books for an advance copy.

True crime writing at its best.A book a story that will shock.I had not hurt of this case but once I got into the horrific story that I could not stop reading.#netgalley #mirrorboks

I quite enjoyed reading the author's take on the tragic events that ended his sister and his nieces lives. Out of curiosity after reading this I looked up the movie and was shocked at how differently the events were portrayed. While a hard topic for this author I can tell it is one dear to his heart. He presents a very solid argument about what he believes that his sister was not killed by John Christie, and I found myself believing him.
The story flows very well, although I did find myself flagging a little bit when his brother in law is lying to the police, creating big elaborate (but false) stories. I feel like that could have been condensed and honestly I didn't care about anything a notorious liar had to say. Maybe just include the points that were consistent with what only the killer would know.
Other than that a heartbreaking read about the killers among us that look and act like normal people, but carry dark secrets. Chilling.

10 Rillington Place - the very name conjures up the horrors of decomposing dead bodies and the images of Christie looking like a mild-mannered bank manager. In the 1940s/1950s, John Reginald Halliday Christie strangled at least eight women including his wife, Ethel and hid their bodies at 10 Rillington Place where he lived. Christie was found guilty and hanged for his crimes but controversy still exists over whether he killed fellow lodgers Beryl Evans and her daughter Geraldine. Beryl's husband and father of Geraldine, Timothy Evans, was found guilty of his daughter's murder and hanged, but later reviews led to him being given a royal pardon and their murders attributed to Christie. Peter Mylton-Thorley, Beryl's youngest brother, had first-hand knowledge of both Evans and Christie, and believes that Evans was absolutely guilty of killing his own wife and child.
I read about this case years ago, and I distinctly remember the author of that book arguing that Evans had been an innocent party. It always sat a little uncomfortably with me as the murders of Beryl and Geraldine did not fit with Christie's other crimes. It was, therefore, interesting to read about both men from someone who knew them and I think that the author puts together a convincing case. It was written in a very accessible style without being sensationalist (although there is a photograph of Beryl from the morgue which is rather shocking). I recommend this for anyone who is interested in true crime books.
Thanks to NetGalley and publishers, Mirror Books, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

I don't usually read true crime books. They have no appeal, but Rillington Place has a macabre iconic fascination.
Peter Thorley has more reason than most to tell the truth. For the last seventy years he has mourned the murders of his sister, Beryl, and niece, Geraldine at 10 Rillington Place.
This is an unique and very personal approach to the question of who killed them. Ludovic Kennedy's book, published sixty years ago, portrayed Timothy Evans as an innocent man. In 1966 he received a royal pardon and common myth has continued to name Christie as the killer.
Peter Thorley knows this is not true. His book is a monument to his sister and his niece and a very clear guilty verdict for Timothy Evans.

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!

Most people who are interested in true crime will have heard of 10 Rillington Place but to read it from the perspective of a victims brother/uncle is more eye opening (in my opinion)
Peter tells of his sister and niece, how he used to visit them before being sent away to the other side of the world.
Having seen a tv drama of the ‘story’ I thought I knew everything there was to know about 10 Rillington Place but I was wrong. The fact there were 2 murderers under the same roof at the same time, the story is written by someone who had not only been in the house but had spent time in the company of both of them.
The pain is evident for Peter as he recalls his story and his time spent in the house.
He and his wife Lea have spent 35 years researching for the truth of the day he lost his sister and niece, I hope by correcting some media wrongs he has some peace now.

I've recently seen the TV adaptation of this story so when a book was coming out written by one of the victim's relatives, then this was really something I wanted to read.
The author is the brother of Ethel - the wife and victim of John Christie who murdered her, and several others at their home at 10 Rillington Place. What a book this was to read and imagine that someone so close to one of the victims had written it. It's such an emotional case even now, so I can't imagine what it would have been like to have been so close.
The poor man. It's amazing he's written such an honest account and written from the heart. A unique view on one of the most infamous cases around.

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 written this book and he believes that the verdict 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.

As someone who watches and reads way more true crime than she perhaps should, this case is one that is relatively unheard of and relative to other murder cases this one has very much flown under the radar in both the UK, where the crimes took place, and the wider world; this may have a lot to do with the fact that the crimes actually occurred sixty years ago. During the 1940s and 1950s John Christie, an English serial killer and necrophile 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 behind 10 Rillington Place - those of Beryl Evans and her baby daughter Geraldine. They were his lodgers.
In 1939 Beryl Thorley, then 19, married Timothy Evans. Baby Geraldine followed quickly and, determined to stand on their own two feet, the couple rented a room from John Christie and his wife Ethel, at 10 Rillington Place, not knowing how fatal this would prove. Over the years this case has sparked huge controversy surrounding the question of who actually killed Beryl and Geraldine. Now, more than 50 years later, Peter Mylton-Thorley, Beryl's youngest brother, is ready to tell his story. With first-hand knowledge of the real horror of life inside 10 Rillington Place, it is time to set the record straight. Peter has collected unseen evidence, never released crime scene photos and statements to the police. This is the shocking true story of the crimes and horror of life with John Christie, Timothy Evans and 10 Rillington Place.
This is a long-awaited true-crime serial killer thriller that not only makes for compulsive reading but packs in a lot of action and takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride for the duration of the story too. You can feel the passion and heartfelt emotion oozing from Thorley’s words as he attempts to tell his murdered sisters story as best he can. It is well written, pacey and it develops an atmosphere of oppression and claustrophobia as life within 10 Rillington Place and its four walls is described. The life, brutal murder and subsequent investigation into Beryl’s slaying in 1940s London is harrowing, thought-provoking and deeply disturbing, to say the least. It is clear that this would've been a difficult book to write and at times it's also a difficult book to read; it's deeply personal and deals with a lot of trauma. I hope in some way the writing of it was cathartic and that it will help the author to heal. Many thanks to Mirror Books for an ARC.

A very interesting read. Someone who was present gives a different perspective on what we all thought we knew.
For me there are still a lot of unanswered questions and the truth remains hidden.

I love true crime stories.
This explained a lot of what happened and was so interesting
I like stories like this. Get to read crime facts and get to delve into true stories

I wasn’t sure what to think of this for a while but I. The end I really enjoyed it. For me it was one that took a while to get into.

Was there a miscarriage of justice, or did two killers live at the same address?
This account, written by the brother and uncle of two victims, casts doubt on the current belief, that an innocent man was executed. And, more importantly, this was one of the cases which led to the UK abolishing capital punishment!
Peter Thorley, whose sister was Beryl Evans, tells a heart-rending story about his beloved sister and her tragic circumstances. He knew all the people involved, spent time with the Christies and the Evans in 10 Rillington Place. And he has good arguments for his belief that Evans was guilty.
Definitely worth reading; even if it didn't change my opinion about the abolition of the death penalty.
Thank you to NetGalley and Mirror Books for an advance copy.

This was an overall excellent book!! From reading early on you are able to tell that the author did some serious research into the history of 10 Rillington Place. For someone who has read hundreds of true crime books to give this particular one 5 STARS means that it truly stands out in the genre as a great book!
Thank you for the ARC of Inside 10 Rillington Place in exchange for a honest review.
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Written by somebody who was there before the murders took place, filled with more insight and information about the actual life of Timothy Evans and his wife Beryl. Not pleasant reading at times but has left me rethinking my idea of what happened at Rillington Place. The film had left me with a totally different idea of the man Christie and this book has made me think that the original trial of Timothy Evans wasn’t well carried out nor the free pardon given in the 1960s . I hope the book brings peace to Peter Thorley

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 am a big true crime fan and have read many books and know so many different cases but I surprisingly had no knowledge of this case at all. I liked that the book started with the backstory and information about the the people involved. It was interesting that the author described what life was like during the time.
Just a warning at the top of this, the kindle copy of this book I received had images placed in between the text, the images are quite graphic and do show images of a dead body, I was quite put off by this as there wasn't any warning. I then had to continue reading the passages on the page with that image right at the top. personally I would have preferred if these were at the end so i could choose to look if I wanted to.
I loved that this was written by Peter Thorley, the brother of the victim. This really gave the book such a personal touch, he knew first had what life was really like inside 10 Rillington Place, he was able to give toy information that you wouldn't normal get. He made sure that you understood the situation and made you aware of how human and helped you relate to the victims, this made you feel the tragedy so much more. I managed to read this book so quickly asI wanted to know everything that happened. It was such an interesting and informative read.
I would recommend this book to any true crime fan, whether you are familiar with the story or not.