The Poisonous Solicitor (Paperback)
Bates, Stephen (Author)
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In 1922, Major Herbert Armstrong, a Hay-on-Wye solicitor, was found guilty of, and executed for, poisoning his wife, Katharine, with arsenic. Armstrong's case has all the ingredients of a classic murder mystery, from a plot by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers. It is a near-perfect whodunnit. 100 years later, Stephen Bates examines and retells the story of the case, evoking the period and atmosphere of the early 1920s, a time of newspaper sensationalism, hypocrisy and sanctimonious morality.
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Meticulously researched ... a gloriously engaging romp revolving around a kn...
ISBN (SKU)
9781785789601
Pages
336
Weight
303g
Dimensions
198x129x25
Imprint
Icon Books
Published
02, February, 2023
Genres
History
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