A Dreadful Murder

by Minnette Walters

Paperback, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

823.92

Genres

Collection

Publication

Pan Books (2013)

Description

Three victims, three unsolvable murders, and three killers walk free. A Dreadful Murder: Kent, August 1908. Caroline Luard is shot dead in broad daylight in the grounds of a large country estate. With few clues available, her husband soon becomes the suspect But is he guilty? Tinder Box: In a small Hampshire village, Irish labourer Patrick O'Riordan has been arrested for the brutal murder of elderly Lavinia Fanshaw and her live-in nurse, Dorothy Jenkins. What lies lurk beneath the surface of their world? Chickenfeed: Under financial and emotional stress, Norman Thorne finds himself in a hopeless situation - but does he resort to murder to escape his fiancee's clutches? Together for the first time, these three page-turning stories are each based on true unsolved murders. And with the Queen of Crime, Minette Walters, on the case, killers beware.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member infjsarah
An OK Quick Read. The author speculates on the true murderers of a real life violent death in 1900s Kent.
LibraryThing member Andrew-theQM
This is a true crime 'Quick Read', I must admit I was left a little underawed by this one. I wanted more and felt at the end it left me hanging.
LibraryThing member HeatherLINC
This book is based on the real, unsolved murder of Caroline Luard in 1908, and it was an interesting read. Full of actual letters and news reports about the case, Minette Walters created likeable characters, both read and imaginary. Although she didn't solve the crime, it did leave wondering who
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actually did kill Caroline.
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Original language

English

Original publication date

2013

Physical description

125 p.; 5.12 inches

ISBN

1447213238 / 9781447213239
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