Conan Doyle for the defence : a sensational murder, the quest for justice and the world's greatest detective writer
Fox, Margalit2018
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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.
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Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2018.
Collation:
xxvii, 318 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes glossaryIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781253564
Dewey class:
364.1523094144364.15230941
Language:
English
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Subject:
Slater, Oscar, 1872-1948 -- Trials, litigation, etcGilchrist, Marion, 1826-1908 -- Death and burialDoyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930Trials (Murder) -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- HistoryMurder -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Case studiesJudicial error -- Scotland -- GlasgowCriminal investigation -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- HistoryForensic sciences -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- HistoryDiscrimination in criminal justice administration -- Scotland -- Glasgow
BRN:
342015
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - True Crime | 364.15230941 FOX | Onloan - Due: 15 May 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - True Crime | 364.15230941 FOX | Available |