Description
| Product ID: | 9780571258086 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Maul and the Pear Tree |
| Subtitle: | The Ratcliffe Highway Murders 1811 |
| Authors: | Author: P. D. James |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | True crime, True crime, London, Greater London, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Her only work of true crime, this novel uses forensics, unpublished sources and forgotten documents to create a vivid image of early-nineteenth century London and a gripping reconstruction of the Ratcliffe Highway Murders. 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P. D. James and police historian T. A. Critchley draw on forensics, public records, newspaper clippings and hitherto unpublished sources, expertly sifting the evidence to shed new light on this infamous Wapping mystery. |
| Imprint Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Publisher Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-11-04 |
