Death in disguise : the amazing story of the Chelsea murders
Powell, Gary2014
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Place reservation for Death in disguise : the amazing story of the Chelsea murdersVictorian Chelsea was a thriving commercial and residential development, known for its grand houses and pleasant garden squares. Violent crime was unheard of in this leafy suburb. The double murder of an elderly man of God and his faithful housekeeper in two ferocious, bloody attacks in May of 1870 therefore shook the residents of Chelsea to the core. This volume examines this case, one which could have leapt straight from the pen of Agatha Christie herself: the solving of the case relied on the discovery of a packing box dripping with blood, and the capture of a mysterious French nephew. This volume, compiled by a former detective, looks at the facts: no direct evidence to place the suspect at either of the crime scenes; no weapon recovered; no motive substantiated. It lets the reader decide if they would have sent the same man to the gallows based on the evidence presented.
Main title:
Death in disguise : the amazing story of the Chelsea murders / Gary Powell.
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Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2014.Stroud : The History Press, 2014.
Collation:
192 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9780750960250 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.1'523'0942134364.1523
LC class:
HV6535.G6
Local class:
364.1523364.152
Language:
English
BRN:
1101780
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