Blood on the Thames
Murder, money and the making of the modern detective
$50.62
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
12 December 2026
Summary
A gripping true-crime tale of murder, ambition, and the birth of modern detective work set amid the intrigue and spectacle of Georgian London.
A shocking murder. A suspect with an alibi. A courtroom trial that gripped a nation.
On an autumn night by the London docks, shipyard magnate Isaac Blight is found shot dead in his own armchair. Within hours, rumours spread and all fingers point to his business partner, Richard Patch. But Patch has an alibi. He has no obvious motive. An…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787303492 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787303497 |
| Author: | Thomas Morris |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Harvill |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 12 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 750g |
| Dimensions: | 40mm x 156mm x 240mm |
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Thomas Morris
Thomas Morris is a writer and historian. His first book, The Matter of the Heart, a critically-acclaimed history of heart surgery, was published in 2017 and won an RSL Jerwood Award for non-fiction. His second, The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth, was chosen by Mental Floss as one of the best books of 2018. He was previously a BBC radio producer for 18 years, and his freelance journalism has appeared in publications including The Times, The Lancet and the TLS.
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