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Description edit
In this riveting true crime account, acclaimed author P. D. James, the "Queen of the English mystery novel" (Newsweek) joins forces with historian T. A. Critchley to re-create the Radcliffe Highway murders, a series of vicious crimes committed in 1811 ... The scene is the London Docks near... read more
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- Timothy Marr
- Mrs Vermilloe
- Margaret Jewell
- Harriott
- Aaron Graham
- Cornelius Hart
- John Harrison
- Mrs Williamson
- Mrs Orr
- Mr Markland
- Shadwell
- Driscoll
- Ratcliffe Highway
- Cahill
- Mrs Rice
- Anderson
- Richter
- James Gowen
- John Murray
- Mr Pugh
- John Peterson
- Bridget Harrington
- John Turner
- Trotter
- Mr Lee
- Johnson
- Capper
- Cuthperson
- John Cobbett
- Horton
First Sentence edit
A little before midnight on the last night of his life Timothy Marr, a linen draper of Ratcliffe Highway, set about tidying up the shop, helped by the shop-boy, James Gowen.
Table of Contents edit
Foreword
1. Death of Linen Draper
2. Person or Persons Unknown
3. The Maul
4. Twelfth Night
5. The Pear Tree
6. Feast of the Nativity
7. Verdict from Shadwell
8. A Grave at the Crossroads
9. The French Knife
10. A Case for Parliament
11. The Eighth Victim?
Epilogue
Bibliography
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Authors & Contributors edit
- P. D. James (Author)
- T. A. Critchley (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Constable & Company Ltd.
Country: England
Publication Date: 1971
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Publisher: Constable & Company Ltd.
Country: England
Publication Date: 1971
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- Dewey: 364.1523094215
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