Story of a Murder 9781804992920 Paperback

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BY THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OFTHE FIVEA WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2026In this gripping examination of one of the most infamous murders of the twentieth century, prizewinning social historian Hallie Rubenhold gives voice to those who have never properly been heard the women.’Popular history you devour in one sitting’Sunday Times’Gripping’TLS’Unbelievably addictive’LUCY WORSLEY, presenter ofA Very British Murder’I couldn’t put it down’BONNIE GARMUS, author ofLessons in Chemistry’Finely layered’Financial Times’Breath-taking’Spectator___________On 1 February, 1910, vivacious music-hall performer, Belle Elmore, suddenly vanished from her north London home, causing alarm among her circle of female friends, the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies Guild who demanded an immediate investigation.They could not have known what they would provoke: the unearthing of a gruesome secret, followed by a fevered manhunt for the prime suspect: Belles husband, medical fraudster, Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen.Hiding in the shadows of this evergreen tale is Crippens typist and lover, Ethel Le Neve was she really just an innocent young girl in thrall to a powerful older man as so many people have since reported?__________PRAISE FORSTORY OF A MURDER:’Gripping and eye-opening’I-news, Book to Watch Out For’Reads likea great thriller.I inhaled it’ Bella Mackie, bestselling author ofHow to Kill Your Family’Aunique combination of sleuthing, storytelling and compassion’ Lucy Worsley, bestselling author and historian’Fascinating. It’s about time Belle becamethe hero of her own story’ Val McDermid, bestselling author of theKaren Pirieseries’As compelling as anycrime drama’ S J Parris, bestselling author of theGiordano Brunoseries’I had my hand over my wide-open mouthI cant recommend it more: I will be thinking about it for a very long time.Rachel Joyce, bestselling author ofThe Homemade God’Takes usbeyond the worldof Dr Crippen into the lives impacted by himand the society in which he moved. Terrific’ Ian Rankin, bestselling author of theRebusseries’Compellingto the verylast page’ Denise Mina, award-winning author of Reeses Book Club pick,Conviction’Does for the Crippen Murder case whatTHE FIVEdid for the victims of Jack the Ripper.Forensic research and insistent sympathetic writing.I loved it’PROFESSOR DAVID WILSON, BBC 1,The CrimeSquad’Breathtaking. Rubenhold has not only produced a thrilling reassessment of a notorious crime, but an impressive portrait of an age’Spectator