The Maul and the Pear Tree

ISBN-10
0722127006
ISBN-13
9780722127001
Series
The Maul and the Pear Tree
Category
Homicide investigation
Pages
234
Language
English
Published
1971
Authors
P. D. James, Thomas Alan Critchley

Description

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 bizarre and shocking Ratcliffe Highway murders? Drawing on contemporary records and newspaper cuttings, for example, the authors make a reconstruction of events.

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