The Maul and the Pear Tree: The Ratcliffe Highway Murders, 1811 |
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P.D. James, T.A. Critchley
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Pages: 274 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0571202829
Pub: Faber and Faber
Pub date: 2000-11-06
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 190750
Reader Reviews:
fascinating... (4/4 people found this helpful)
this book is about more than the murder of innocent victims...it is also very much a social history of times, people and places. The authors tell the tale of the murders well, intertwined with what life was like for the poor in 1811, how they lived, what they ate, how they socially mixed with one another. The absence of a police force shows how vital clues were not followed through, silly, stupid mistakes were common, and information was certainly not to be shared. excellent read, one that deserves some thinking time after each chapter to appreciate its content.
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