Fell the Angels: The Case of the Priory Murder - Hardcover

Kerr, John

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9780709098386: Fell the Angels: The Case of the Priory Murder

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0709098383 ISBN 13: 9780709098386

Publisher: Robert Hale, 2012

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A novel based on a true unsolved murder by poisoning in Victorian-era London

Charles Cranbrook collapses and dies a horrific death at the Priory, the neogothic house bought with his wealthy wife Cecilia's money. Was he murdered, or did he take his own life? In the course of the inquest, it emerges that beautiful Cecilia had been involved in a scandalous affair that is the talk of London. Based on the notorious Victorian murder involving Charles and Florence Bravo and Dr. James Gully, proponent of the "water cure," this story reaches beneath the veneer of Victorian respectability and twists the ingredients of enormous fortune, sexual adventure, domestic abuse, avarice, and jealousy into a satisfying whole. Expertly researched by the author, it offers an intriguing solution to the case.

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About the Author:

John Kerr is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Texas Law School. A long-time student of European and American history, he lives and writes in San Antonio, Texas.

Review:

"This is fine writing . . . I can see why people are interested in this writer." —C. Michael Curtis, editor, Atlantic Monthly, on Cardigan Bay

"Kerr, whose keen eye, extensive research and precise prose immerses the reader in the period, has penned a page-turning whodunit with a vividly etched central character..." — San Antonio Express-News

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