Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane
by Paul Thomas Murphy
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In April 1871, a constable walking a beat near Greenwich found a girl dying in the mud – her face cruelly slashed and her brains protruding from her skull.
The girl was Maria Jane Clouson, a maid for the respectable Pook family, and who was pregnant at the time of her death. When the blood-spattered clothes of the 20-year-old Edmund Pook, alleged father of the dead girl's unborn child, were discovered, the matter seemed open and shut. Yet there followed a remarkable legal odyssey full of unexpected twists as the police struggled to build a case.
Paul Thomas Murphy recreated the drama of an extraordinary murder case and conclusively identifies the killer’s true identity.
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Advance Praise
"Beautifully researched and lucidly written."
SUNDAY TIMES
"A gripping, teeming, discursive pleasure. Shining a light on the 19th century and its indestructible queen." OBSERVER
"Beautifully researched and lucidly written."
SUNDAY TIMES
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781784081898 |
| PRICE | £20.00 (GBP) |
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