Damn His Blood
Being a True and Detailed History of the Most Barbarous and Inhumane Murder at Oddingley and the Quick and Awful Retribution
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2013
Summary
Pining for the next thing after Kate Summerscale’s Suspicions of Mr Whicher and Mrs Robinsons Disgrace? Look no further. Mr Whicher’s Victorian inheritor- this is pacy true crime at its very best - a gripping read with a twist in the tale on a story that has never been told before. This is Squire Haggard meets Midsomer Murders.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 lef…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099554677 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099554674 |
| Author: | Peter Moore |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 330g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 27mm |
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Written in the vein of Kate Summerscale’s The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher , Moore’s story is in many ways more compelling
Written in the vein of Kate Summerscale’s The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher, Moore’s story is in many ways more compelling * Herald *Squire Haggard meets Midsomer Murders * Waterstones.com *A nail-biter * Daily Mail *A terrific read. First class research, beautifully written, a true thriller about an extraordinary story – Edwina CurrieThe clever thing is how deftly Peter Moore tells his story. At the time, the murders were a sensation so there are plenty of historical documents, but he has arranged the details in a way that shows a very canny eye for story-telling – Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *
About The Author
Peter Moore
Peter Moore is a writer, journalist and lecturer in creative writing at the University of Oxford. He is the author of five works of history, including the Sunday Times bestsellers The Weather Experiment and Endeavour. His latest book is A Dangerous Game, a new biography of Thomas Cochrane.
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