Ian Radforth is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Toronto.

Greg Marquis, Professor of History and Politics, University of New Brunswick Saint John:
“A meticulously researched, well-told account of an atypical murder that fascinated newspaper consumers in late Victorian Canada and beyond. Radforth clearly shows that the public’s fascination with the personality of an accused murderer was not an invention of twentieth-century true-crime writing.”

Constance Backhouse, Professor of Law, University of Ottawa:
“A rigorous, deeply researched retelling of one of Canada’s most famous murder trials. In this great read, Ian Radforth excels with an enticing glimpse of a sociopathic accused, a ravenous press, and a fledgling legal system attempting to professionalize itself. His fascinating account unveils the tensions between young aristocratic English ‘swells’ and their uncertain reception in the farms and towns of Victorian Canada.”

Mariana Valverde, Professor Emeritus at the Centre for Criminology and Socio-legal Studies, University of Toronto:
“Deadly Swindle is a true-crime story from late nineteenth-century Ontario, very well researched and told by historian Ian Radforth. The investment fraud and related murder were well covered in the local and international press. That coverage allows Radforth to paint a new picture of the Ontario of the day –a place where both frauds and personal violence were more common than current-day Canadians imagine.”