The brutal murder of the Reverend George Parker in the rural village of Oddingley on Midsummer''s Day in 1806 - shot and beaten to death, his body set on fire and left smouldering in his own glebe field - gripped everyone from the Home Secretary in London to newspapermen across the country.
It was a strange and stubborn case. The investigation lasted twenty-four years and involved inquests, judges and coroners, each more determined than the last to solve Oddingley''s most gruesome crime - or crimes, as it turned out.
With a cast of characters straight out of Hardy, Damn His Blood is a nail-biting true story of brutality, greed and ruthlessness which brings an elusive society vividly back to life.
Format |
Häftad |
Omfång |
384 sidor |
Språk |
Engelska |
Förlag |
Vintage Publishing |
Utgivningsdatum |
2013-06-06 |
ISBN |
9780099554677 |