Mrs Maybrick: Crime Archive - Couverture rigide

Blake, Victoria

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1905615183 ISBN 13 : 9781905615186

Editeur : The National Archives, 2008

Synopsis

Florence Maybrick was a 19-year-old Alabama belle when she married cotton-broker James Maybrick in 1881. She was convicted of his murder in 1889 after arsenic was found in his corpse. However, it was never established whether she administered the poison, or whether Maybrick himself, a hypochondriac who used arsenic and other tonics, took the fatal dose. Her death sentence was commuted to imprisonment and she served 15 years before her reprieve in 1903. This 'bloody history' tells the compelling tale of a ruined marriage and its infidelities, examining the murder, trial and controversy through Home Office files held at the National Archives and features new photographs of Mrs. Maybrick. It concludes with a bizarre twist: James Maybrick became a Jack the Ripper suspect in 1992.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Florence Maybrick was a 19 year old Alabama belle when she married Liverpool cotton-broker James Maybrick in 1881. She was convicted of his murder in 1889 after arsenic was found in his corpse. However, it was never established whether she administered the poison or whether Maybrick himself took the fatal dose. This Crime Archive title examines the murder, trial and controversy through Home Office files held at The National Archives.

Biographie de l'auteur

Victoria Blake is the author of 3 highly acclaimed crime novels featuring female private investigator Sam Falconer, the latest being Skin and Blister ( 2006).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The National Archives
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1905615183
• ISBN 13: 9781905615186
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible