Read a story in McLevy’s own words, follow a contemporary newspaper report, or explore the research behind a case. These are different sources: the sections below keep them distinct.
Five stories to start with
These links lead to McLevy’s original narratives, including the language and attitudes of their period.
Read the books
- Curiosities of Crime: the first collection
- The Sliding Scale of Life
- Original books and later editions
Contemporary newspaper reports
- An arrest followed across Scotland
- Brass Plate Robberies
- Silk Robbery
- The robbery of watches in Princes Street
- Gross Blunder of the Police
Investigating the accounts
- The White Coffin — analysed
- Research on The Child Strippers
- The True Stories: earlier research notes
After McLevy
The following articles concern later Edinburgh crimes and belong to the city’s wider history; they are not presented here as McLevy investigations.
Later cases
Browse the full indexes
Original Writings: stories A–Z · Newspaper Reports
Explore the site
The Real McLevy · BBC & Fiction · Victorian Edinburgh · Places & Walks · Sources & Research
