The maul and the pear tree : the Ratcliffe Highway murders 1811
James, P. D. (Phyllis Dorothy), 1920-2010
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In 1811 John Williams was buried with a stake through his heart. Was he the notorious East End killer or the eighth victim in the Ratcliffe Highway Murders? Drawing on contemporary records and newspaper cuttings, the authors reconstruct the events.
Main title:
The maul and the pear tree : the Ratcliffe Highway murders 1811 / P.D. James and T.A. Critchley.
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
London : Faber, 2010.
Collation:
xxii, 372 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 2000.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780571258086 (pbk)0571258085 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.1'523'09421364.1523364.152
Local class:
364.1523
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
624002