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 worked for the BBC for seventeen years making programmes for Radio 4 and Radio 3. For five years he was the producer of In Our Time, and previously worked on Front Row, Open Book and The Film Programme. His freelance journalism has appeared in publications including The Times, The Lancet and The Cricketer. In 2015 he was awarded a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for non-fiction. He lives in London.
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