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Conan Doyle for the Defence
A Sensational Murder, the Quest for Justice and the World's Greatest Detective Writer
Taschenbuch von Margalit Fox
Sprache: Englisch

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Just before Christmas 1908, Marion Gilchrist, a wealthy 82-year-old spinster, was found bludgeoned to death in her Glasgow home. A valuable diamond brooch was missing, and police soon fastened on a suspect - Oscar Slater, a Jewish immigrant who was rumoured to have a disreputable character. Slater had an alibi, but was nonetheless convicted and sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment in the notorious Peterhead Prison. Seventeen years later, a convict called William Gordon was released from Peterhead. Concealed in a false tooth was a message, addressed to the only man Slater thought could help him - Arthur Conan Doyle. Always a champion of the downtrodden, Conan Doyle turned his formidable talents to freeing Slater, deploying a forensic mind worthy of Sherlock Holmes. Drawing from original sources including Oscar Slater's prison letters, this is Margalit Fox's vivid and compelling account of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in Scottish history.
Just before Christmas 1908, Marion Gilchrist, a wealthy 82-year-old spinster, was found bludgeoned to death in her Glasgow home. A valuable diamond brooch was missing, and police soon fastened on a suspect - Oscar Slater, a Jewish immigrant who was rumoured to have a disreputable character. Slater had an alibi, but was nonetheless convicted and sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment in the notorious Peterhead Prison. Seventeen years later, a convict called William Gordon was released from Peterhead. Concealed in a false tooth was a message, addressed to the only man Slater thought could help him - Arthur Conan Doyle. Always a champion of the downtrodden, Conan Doyle turned his formidable talents to freeing Slater, deploying a forensic mind worthy of Sherlock Holmes. Drawing from original sources including Oscar Slater's prison letters, this is Margalit Fox's vivid and compelling account of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in Scottish history.
Über den Autor
Margalit Fox is a journalist, writing for the New York Times. Originally trained as a linguist, her previous book Talking Hands was about the remarkable 'signing village' of Al-Sayyid where only sign language is used. Previously an editor at The New York Times Book Review, Margalit has written numerous articles on language, culture and ideas for The Times, New York Newsday, Variety and other publications.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Krimis & Thriller
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XXVII
318 S.
ISBN-13: 9781781253571
ISBN-10: 1781253579
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fox, Margalit
Hersteller: Profile Books Ltd
Maße: 198 x 128 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Margalit Fox
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.06.2019
Gewicht: 0,299 kg
Artikel-ID: 114651558
Über den Autor
Margalit Fox is a journalist, writing for the New York Times. Originally trained as a linguist, her previous book Talking Hands was about the remarkable 'signing village' of Al-Sayyid where only sign language is used. Previously an editor at The New York Times Book Review, Margalit has written numerous articles on language, culture and ideas for The Times, New York Newsday, Variety and other publications.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Krimis & Thriller
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XXVII
318 S.
ISBN-13: 9781781253571
ISBN-10: 1781253579
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fox, Margalit
Hersteller: Profile Books Ltd
Maße: 198 x 128 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Margalit Fox
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.06.2019
Gewicht: 0,299 kg
Artikel-ID: 114651558
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