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The most ordinary of lives, it seems, can explode into passion and drama... A love story that is also a crime story, this is vintage Sarah Waters.

" The Paying Guest explores same of the same themes -- class tensions, intrigue, and the grit beneath the glittering surface of the Victorian era.

... Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters marital rows with Percy Thompson , 88–9 , 152–4 , 165–6 , 220 marriage to Percy Thompson , 28 , 71–2 , 73 , 74–6 , 83–5 , 91 , 178–81 , 188 medical report on , 288–90 men's attraction to , 54-5 ...

Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind these heinous crimes.

Paul Friedland explores why spectacles of public execution were staged, as well as why thousands of spectators came to watch them.

Delafield's acute understanding of human nature makes this book an essential read, offering not only a riveting story but also profound reflections on the realities of everyday existence and the facades that often hide darker truths.

Since her execution at Holloway prison in 1923, Edith Thompson has haunted the conscience of the nation.

The book scrutinises the trials and their coverage in the press to identify concerns about modern femininity.

Winner of the 2016 EDGAR, AGATHA, MACAVITY and H.R.F.KEATING crime writing awards, this real-life detective story investigates how Agatha Christie and colleagues in a mysterious literary club transformed crime fiction.