SINCLAIR MCKAY is the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park, The Lost World of Bletchley Park, The Secret Life of Fighter Command, Spies of Winter and The Secret Listeners , as well as histories of Hammer films, the James Bond films and the pastime of rambling. He lives in London.
'McKay tells a compelling story, and skillfully weaves
into it fascinating threads about Victorian London, with
illuminating sketches on such diverse contemporary themes as
immigration, the workhouses, the coming gaslight, the temperance
movement, and the threat of terrorism. A fascinating
book, by turns riveting and unsettling, and wonderfully rich
in period detail.'
*Mail on Sunday*
'This tale of crime and police incompetence is told in lurid
detail.'
*The Times*
'In spite of the wealth of background detail, this book reads like
the best murder mystery and is difficult to put down. It now has a
satisfactory end, because after 150 years Sinclair McKay has found
the identity of the real murderer, although he leaves the reader
guessing until the very end. An excellent, true murder case which
is well worth reading. I have no hesitation in recommending
it.'
*Breakaway Reviewers*
'A real death that has all the hallmarks of a classic murder
mystery: the locked room, the multitude of likely suspects, the
dramatic discoveries. And more than 150 years later, McKay claims
to have solved it.'
*History Revealed*
'McKay follows a case that gripped and baffled the nation: a
genuine locked-room mystery.'
*Britain Magazine*
'McKay has penned a highly enjoyable, well-researched
and skillfully written tale that will appeal to anyone
who has enjoyed the likes of
Kate Summerscale's bestselling The Suspicions
of Mr Whicher.'
*Real Crime Magazine*
'McKay has a deft eye for the details.'
*BBc History Magazine*
"the East End of 150 years ago becomes almost tangible, and the
grim story is compellingly told"
*The Sherlock Holmes Journal*
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