The Maul and The Pear Tree

Informationen zum Autor P. D. James and T. A. Critchley Klappentext In 1811 John Williams was buried with a stake in his heart. Was he the notorious East End killer or his eighth victim in the bizarre and shocking Ratcliffe Highway Murders? In this vivid and gripping reconstruction P. D. James and T. A. Critchley draw on public records, newspaper clippings and hitherto unpublished sources, expertly sifting the evidence to shed new light on this infamous Wapping mystery. The Maul and the Pear Tree: The Ratcliffe Highway Murders 1811 is P. D. James's only work of true crime: a historical mystery every bit as gripping as her bestselling novels. Zusammenfassung Her only work of true crime, this novel uses forensics, unpublished sources and forgotten documents to create a vivid image of early-nineteenth century London and a gripping reconstruction of the Ratcliffe Highway Murders.

Product details

• Authors: Critchley, T. A. Critchley, JAME, James, P D James, P. D. James, P.D. James
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.11.2010
• EAN: 9780571258086
• ISBN: 978-0-571-25808-6
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 196 mm x 22 mm
• Series: PD James; PD James
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918