{"product_id":"story-of-a-murder","title":"Story of a Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe new page-turning, feminist retelling of the historical true-crime story of infamous wife-murderer Dr Crippen, brought to justice by an extraordinary group of women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFROM THE AWARD-WINNING, \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR OF TRUE CRIME SENSATION \u003ci\u003eTHE FIVE: THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPER, \u003c\/i\u003eWINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thoughtful, humane, gripping. The kind of popular history you devour in one sitting' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Dominic Sandbrook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A finely layered portrait of a hypocritical Edwardian society' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eexceptional\u003c\/b\u003e achievement. I was \u003cb\u003egripped from the very first page\u003c\/b\u003e' The Secret Barrister, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI couldn't put it down' \u003c\/b\u003eBonnie Garmus, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Under her pen, \u003cb\u003ehistory comes alive\u003c\/b\u003e' Professor Dame Sue Black\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo murderer should ever be the keeper of their victim's story ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 1 February, 1910, vivacious music-hall performer, Belle Elmore, suddenly vanished from her north London home, causing alarm among her circle of female friends, the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies' Guild who demanded an immediate investigation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey could not have known what they would provoke: the unearthing of a gruesome secret, followed by a fevered manhunt for the prime suspect: Belle's husband, medical fraudster, Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHiding in the shadows of this evergreen tale is Crippen's typist and lover, Ethel Le Neve - was she really just 'an innocent young girl' in thrall to a powerful older man as so many people have since reported \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this epic examination of one of the most infamous murders of the twentieth century, prizewinning social historian Hallie Rubenhold gives voice to those who have never properly been heard - the women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing a carnival cast of eccentric entertainers, glamorous lawyers, zealous detectives, medics and liars, STORY OF A MURDER is meticulously researched and multi-layered, offering the reader an electrifying snapshot of Britain and America at the dawn of the modern era.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eSTORY OF A MURDER\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping and eye-opening' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eI-news, Book to Watch Out For\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reads like \u003cb\u003ea great thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e I inhaled it' Bella Mackie, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Kill Your Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eA\u003cb\u003e unique combination of sleuthing, storytelling and compassion\u003c\/b\u003e' Lucy Worsley, bestselling author and historian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e. It's about time Belle became \u003cb\u003ethe hero of her own story\u003c\/b\u003e' Val McDermid, bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eKaren Pirie\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As compelling as any \u003cb\u003ecrime drama\u003c\/b\u003e' S J Parris, bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eGiordano Bruno\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I had my hand over my wide-open mouth...\u003cb\u003eI can't recommend it more\u003c\/b\u003e: I will be thinking about it for a very long time\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Homemade God \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHarold Fry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Takes us \u003cb\u003ebeyond the world\u003c\/b\u003e of Dr Crippen into t\u003cb\u003ehe lives impacted by him\u003c\/b\u003e and the society in\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53786172817746,"sku":"9780857527325","price":22.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_67cedc98-149a-425b-ba40-924741a56a22.jpg?v=1781776164","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/story-of-a-murder","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}