{"product_id":"story-of-a-murder-the-wives-the-mistress-and-dr-crippen-9780857527318","title":"Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress and Dr Crippen","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hallie Rubenhold\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Transworld Publishers Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e**PRE-ORDER: The gripping, groundbreaking historical true crime from the award-winning #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of THE FIVE**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThis is the story of a murder, not a murderer ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the 20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e century, the infamous 'Crippen murder' was told in such a way as to cast doubt on Crippen's guilt and to victim-blame his wife Cora, a musichall actress, for her own murder. It also astonishingly depicted Crippen's younger mistress Ethel as innocent of any involvement in the killing of her love rival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot so, says Rubenhold. In fact, Ethel got away with murder, and the same Edwardian beliefs about women that demonised his wife also blinded society to Ethel's guilt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy telling the story through the women's eyes, we see clearly who this lying, deceitful, misogynistic criminal doctor was. He was not 'the mild-mannered murderer' as everyone from Raymond Chandler to Dorothy Sayers has suggested, but a dead-eyed, unrepentant killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSTORY OF A MURDER is a grand experiment in subverting a famous history. With a galloping narrative at its centre, it explores the late Victorian and Edwardian era, class aspiration, the transatlantic world and the incredible period of social revolution for women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45848668045463,"sku":"9780857527318","price":2221.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780857527318.webp?v=1768603046","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/story-of-a-murder-the-wives-the-mistress-and-dr-crippen-9780857527318","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}