Dr Angela Buckley
@drangelabuckley.bsky.social
Historian and author specialising in Victorian and Edwardian detectives, forensic science and true crime. Rep: Past Preservers.
http://drangelabuckley.substack.com
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🔎Today I'm celebrating my 100th post on my Substack, The Detective's Notebook. Huge thanks to all my fabulous readers – I love sharing my work with you! If you're interested in true crime, Victorian detectives and the history of forensic science, do check it out 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🔎Today I'm celebrating my 100th post on my Substack, The Detective's Notebook. Huge thanks to all my fabulous readers – I love sharing my work with you! If you're interested in true crime, Victorian detectives and the history of forensic science, do check it out 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com
This evening I’ve been doing some family history and I was very excited to discover a miller in my tree - my 5 x great-grandfather,Thomas Potter, in Strelley, Notts.
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This evening I’ve been doing some family history and I was very excited to discover a miller in my tree - my 5 x great-grandfather,Thomas Potter, in Strelley, Notts.
I came across this case of a fake detective, in the Manchester Courier from November 1900, which really made me smile.
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I came across this case of a fake detective, in the Manchester Courier from November 1900, which really made me smile.
We had an early morning visitor in London.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We had an early morning visitor in London.
I recreated the scene (of my great-grandmother at Blackpool) a century later.
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I recreated the scene (of my great-grandmother at Blackpool) a century later.
Heading to Blackpool today with my sister. Hoping we’ll enjoy it more than our great-grandmother did.
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Heading to Blackpool today with my sister. Hoping we’ll enjoy it more than our great-grandmother did.
While I was in Lancaster last week visiting my son, I went to the Old Pier Bookshop in Morecambe for the first time. It is an amazing place stuffed full of thousands of books on labyrinthine shelving. I picked up some true crime books to add to my collection.
November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
While I was in Lancaster last week visiting my son, I went to the Old Pier Bookshop in Morecambe for the first time. It is an amazing place stuffed full of thousands of books on labyrinthine shelving. I picked up some true crime books to add to my collection.
🔍This morning I enjoyed a fascinating tour of the 150 Years of the Crime Museum exhibition, at the Metropolitan Police Museum. There were lots of interesting artefacts from historical crime cases to show how detection and forensic science have been used to solve crime over the decades. A must see!
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🔍This morning I enjoyed a fascinating tour of the 150 Years of the Crime Museum exhibition, at the Metropolitan Police Museum. There were lots of interesting artefacts from historical crime cases to show how detection and forensic science have been used to solve crime over the decades. A must see!
🎃 My favourite spooky crime-related object is the hand of glory, which was made from the dried hand of a hanged criminal and used as a magic tool by thieves to enter a property by rendering the occupants immobile. It could also unlock doors. This one is from the Whitby Museum. Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🎃 My favourite spooky crime-related object is the hand of glory, which was made from the dried hand of a hanged criminal and used as a magic tool by thieves to enter a property by rendering the occupants immobile. It could also unlock doors. This one is from the Whitby Museum. Happy Halloween!
🎃I had a great evening at the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Local History Society, talking about my book, the Bermondsey Murder, for a special Halloween meeting.
October 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🎃I had a great evening at the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Local History Society, talking about my book, the Bermondsey Murder, for a special Halloween meeting.
In a pub in Lancaster watching the football. Well, everyone else is…
October 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In a pub in Lancaster watching the football. Well, everyone else is…
I’m trying to read all the books in the Inspector Maigret series, and this is the next one on my shelf.
October 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I’m trying to read all the books in the Inspector Maigret series, and this is the next one on my shelf.
I finally managed to get out for a walk this morning, between rain showers. I love passing through the local churchyard especially as the seasons change.
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I finally managed to get out for a walk this morning, between rain showers. I love passing through the local churchyard especially as the seasons change.
I had a great time yesterday evening talking to members of @bifhsgo.bsky.social about how to find the criminal ancestors in your family tree. They were a lovely audience and we had a lively debate about crime, punishment and some stranger-than-fiction family stories.
October 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I had a great time yesterday evening talking to members of @bifhsgo.bsky.social about how to find the criminal ancestors in your family tree. They were a lovely audience and we had a lively debate about crime, punishment and some stranger-than-fiction family stories.
My favourite Halloween post box topper so far. Spotted in Gurnard, IOW.
October 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My favourite Halloween post box topper so far. Spotted in Gurnard, IOW.
I had a wonderful day at the Isle of Wight Lit Fest interviewing fantastic crime fiction writers, Graham Bartlett, Martin Edwards and Vaseem Khan. We had great fun!
October 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I had a wonderful day at the Isle of Wight Lit Fest interviewing fantastic crime fiction writers, Graham Bartlett, Martin Edwards and Vaseem Khan. We had great fun!
When I’m researching historical murders, I like to read old true crime books, which are good for interesting leads and information, (which I need to verify). For the Charles Bravo case, I’m reading this title by Yseult Bridges from 1956. I can’t wait to see what she made of this mysterious case…
October 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
When I’m researching historical murders, I like to read old true crime books, which are good for interesting leads and information, (which I need to verify). For the Charles Bravo case, I’m reading this title by Yseult Bridges from 1956. I can’t wait to see what she made of this mysterious case…
For my next writing project, I'm investigating the mysterious death of Charles Bravo from antimony poisoning in 1876, for which there were three suspects. I've started by reading the reports of the inquest, which lasted 5 weeks. I'm halfway through and uncovering all kinds of fascinating details...
September 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
For my next writing project, I'm investigating the mysterious death of Charles Bravo from antimony poisoning in 1876, for which there were three suspects. I've started by reading the reports of the inquest, which lasted 5 weeks. I'm halfway through and uncovering all kinds of fascinating details...
📢 I'm delighted to announce that a second anthology of Detective Jerome Caminada's memoirs are now available on Kindle (and KU), which includes fraudsters, arsonists, scuttlers, dynamite conspirators and an account of how he solved the Manchester Cab Mystery in record time 🔗 tinyurl.com/2sfm7duc
September 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
📢 I'm delighted to announce that a second anthology of Detective Jerome Caminada's memoirs are now available on Kindle (and KU), which includes fraudsters, arsonists, scuttlers, dynamite conspirators and an account of how he solved the Manchester Cab Mystery in record time 🔗 tinyurl.com/2sfm7duc
Occasionally, when I need a break from screens (and the news!), I like to do a jigsaw. I bought this one at the Agatha Christie Festival and I really enjoyed piecing it together.
September 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Occasionally, when I need a break from screens (and the news!), I like to do a jigsaw. I bought this one at the Agatha Christie Festival and I really enjoyed piecing it together.
I had a wonderful time last night chatting with @lucindahawksley.bsky.social about Dickens and the detectives.
September 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I had a wonderful time last night chatting with @lucindahawksley.bsky.social about Dickens and the detectives.
Today's the first day this week that I've managed to get to my desk to do some writing and I’m working on a case from Liverpool in 1895, in which bookseller Edward Moyse was brutally murdered. The only eyewitness was a young lad who was also an intended victim of the killer. Here’s the crime scene.
September 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Today's the first day this week that I've managed to get to my desk to do some writing and I’m working on a case from Liverpool in 1895, in which bookseller Edward Moyse was brutally murdered. The only eyewitness was a young lad who was also an intended victim of the killer. Here’s the crime scene.
Brading Roman Villa was looking stunning in the glorious sunshine today. It’s such a lovely place to attend trustee meetings.
September 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Brading Roman Villa was looking stunning in the glorious sunshine today. It’s such a lovely place to attend trustee meetings.
I couldn’t resist buying these two brand new volumes of short stories during my Agatha Christie weekend.
September 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I couldn’t resist buying these two brand new volumes of short stories during my Agatha Christie weekend.
I had a wonderful time at @agathafestival.bsky.social - fantastic talks from Kemper Donovan, Dr John Curran, @victoriadowd.bsky.social, David Brawn and a fabulous evening at a LIVE recording of @christietime.bsky.social with @markaldridge.info and Gray Robert Brown. A great weekend!
September 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I had a wonderful time at @agathafestival.bsky.social - fantastic talks from Kemper Donovan, Dr John Curran, @victoriadowd.bsky.social, David Brawn and a fabulous evening at a LIVE recording of @christietime.bsky.social with @markaldridge.info and Gray Robert Brown. A great weekend!