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The Maul and the Pear Tree

by P. D. James ; T. A. Critchley


ISBN: 0445405627
ISBN-13: 9780445405622
Format: Paperback

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Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Published date: 1990
Size: 4.25 x 6.75 inches
Weight: 0.3 pounds

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With the fascination of a true-life detective story, this account of the Ratcliffe Highway murders describes crimes that were to the nineteenth century the very symbol of murderous and unthinking brutality.

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Mysterious Press, June 1, 1987. Paperback. Good. In this riveting true crime account, acclaimed author P. D. James, the "Queen of the English mystery novel" (Newsweek) joins forces with historian T. A. Critchley to re-create the Radcliffe Highway murders, a series of vicious crimes committed in 1811 ... The scene is the London Docks near Wapping Old Stairs, a sinister neighborhood where pirates were often hanged. The first victims were two hardworking shopkeepers, along with their baby and shop boy. Twelve days later and only a few blocks away, an equally blameless pub owner was found together with his wife and servant, victims of equal cruelty and apparent absence of motive. The serial killings provoked nationwide notoriety and panic. With the atmosphere and pacing of her best novels, James reveals the rudimentary police system of Regency London coping with a major murder investigation -- and crimes that rank up there with Jack the Ripper, the Boston Strangler, and Son of Sam as the very symbol of murderous and unthinking brutality. (more information)

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James, P. D.; Critchley, T. A

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42) THE MAUL AND THE PEAR TREE
P.D. James and T.A. Critchley

New York: Mysterious. 1987. Mass market paperback in Good to Very Good condition. Name inside and pen marks on top of page edges. "With the fascination of a true-life detective story set firmly in its historical context, this account of the Ratcliffe Highway murders descri bes a series of crimes that were to nineteenth-century London what the Jack the Ripper killings are to us today...." Set in 1811. (more information)

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46) The Maul and the Pear Tree: The Ratcliffe Highway Murders, 1811
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Mysterious Press. Mass Market Paperback. 0445405627 0.8 x 4.2 x 6.8 inches From the Publisher In this riveting true crime account, acclaimed author P. D. James, the "Queen of the English mystery novel" (Newsweek) joins forces with historian T. A. Critchley to re-create the Radcliffe Highway murders, a series of vicious crimes committed in 1811 ... The scene is the London Docks near Wapping Old Stairs, a sinister neighborhood where pirates were often hanged. The first victims were two hardworking shopkeepers, along with their baby and shop boy. Twelve days later and only a few blocks away, an equally blameless pub owner was found together with his wife and servant, victims of equal cruelty and apparent absence of motive. The serial killings provoked nationwide notoriety and panic. With the atmosphere and pacing of her best novels, James reveals the rudimentary police system of Regency London coping with a major murder investigation -- and crimes that rank up there with Jack the Ripper, the Boston Strangler, and Son of Sam as the very symbol of murderous and unthinking brutality. From The Critics Publishers Weekly In 1811, London's East End was the scene of a series of murders so brutal and irrational that they caused panic throughout the city, which lacked a central police force. This engrossing account, marking the American nonfiction debut of British mystery novelist James, details the seven vicious (``brains battered out and throats butchered''), apparently motiveless slayings (which occurred first in a linen shop, then, days later, in a nearby pub); the confused efforts of local ``police'' groups; and the cases' suspiciously abrupt closing after suspect John Williams, a seaman and lodger at the Pear Tree public house, committed suicide in jail, thereby sealing his ``guilt'' and prompting a bizarre parade of his corpse (together with a murderous maul) throughout the city. James and police historian Critchley use documents and contemporary news accounts splendidly, pointing up the incompetence of the investigators and offering an intriguing view of what really happened. First published in Britain in 1971, this will certainly please James's following here. (March 25) ...Experience, Quality, Value.... . Fine. 1987. (more information)

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