‘humour, accessible style and gripping disgust–factor…well written…a rare achievement’ The Lancet ‘a piece of astonishing medical detective work’ The Observer The Black Death was the most terrible and notorious serial killer of all time. It appeared out of the blue in Sicily in 1347 and went on to kill half of Europe in three years – in London it claimed 6000 lives a week at its peak – but a few years later it disappeared as suddenly and mysteriously as it had appeared. Using original parish records, wills and diaries Susan Scott and Christopher Duncan uncover the tragic and moving human stories behind the records: unsung heroes, bereaved parents, parted lovers and those who exploited the suffering for their own greed. Through careful detective work Scott and Duncan work to reveal the real cause of the terrible plague and uncovered some surprising and disturbing truths. Return of the Black Death proves conclusively that these plagues were not Bubonic Plague,...

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