Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
The Peasenhall Murder : An Edwardian Mystery, Paperback / softback Book

The Peasenhall Murder : An Edwardian Mystery Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours

Description

In May 1902, a great storm hit the small village of Peasenhall, Suffolk.

The following morning, the body of Rose Harsent was found in the house where she worked.

Whilst originally believed by the doctor to have been suicide, her brutal injuries, alongside evidence of an attempted fire, told a different story. When looking for a murderer, there were very few suspects, but as more details unfolded, the evidence started to point towards one William Gardiner.

William was a respected figure in the community, with a loving family, a job as a foreman carpenter at the local Seed Drill Works, and several positions within the local church.

However, the previous year, William had been involved in a scandal that suggested an affair between him and Rose; one that had brought an inquest into the matter and could not be forgotten in such a small village.

This made him a person of interest for the police, and when a medicine bottle filled with paraffin was found near her body with the Gardiner family name on it, alongside letters from him amongst Rose's things, it comes as no surprise he was arrested for her murder.

Rose was also pregnant at the time of her death; was this the motive?_The Peasenhall Murder_ explores the crime in great detail, from the original scandal through to the aftermath of the trial.

It's the perfect read for lovers of true crime and a murder mystery, and those with an interest in Edwardian England.

Information

Save 16%

£12.99

£10.85

In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information