{"product_id":"the-musical-milkman-murder-in-the-idyllic-country-village-used-to-film-midsomer-murders-it-was-the-real-life-murder-story-that-shocked-1920-britain-9781857828078","title":"The Musical Milkman Murder - In the idyllic country village used to film Midsomer Murders, it was the real-life murder story that shocked 1920 Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Quentin Falk\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: John Blake\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: John Blake\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before the picturesque village of Little Marlow became a well-known location for filming episodes of popular television crime shows such as Inspector Morse, Miss Marple and Midsomer Murders, the tranquil Thameside hamlet was the site of a real-life murder that would have taxed the imagination of even the most inventive TV screenwriter. In the immediate aftermath of the Great War, Little Marlow was thrown into a state of great excitement by the discovery of the body of a young married woman named Kate Lilian Bailey. The scene of the tragedy was Barn Cottage, a pretty countryside residence; the weapon of choice was poison, and the man accused of the murder was local milkman, George Bailey - Kate's husband. Who was George Arthur Bailey? What drove this seemingly harmless milkman to murder his wife? Who, or what, sealed his fate? Almost a century later, through exhaustive research, author Quentin Falk brings to light the extraordinary and colourful facts of this strangely under-reported crime to reveal not just one astonishing story, but an intriguing crime and compelling weave of several stories. The Musical Milkman Murder paints a vivid picture of rural society in early 20th century England, reveals the grisly tale of a star-crossed couple torn apart by poison - that subsequently lead to an execution and the suicides of a judge and a hangman - and the tragic story of a daughter who would take half a lifetime to discover the terrible truth behind her parentage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Blake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47599461597335,"sku":"9781857828078","price":1256.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781857828078.webp?v=1775004529","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-musical-milkman-murder-in-the-idyllic-country-village-used-to-film-midsomer-murders-it-was-the-real-life-murder-story-that-shocked-1920-britain-9781857828078","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}