James Version - Softcover

Ruth Dugdall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1898030146 ISBN 13: 9781898030140

Publisher: Braiswick

Synopsis

'The airless cottage stifles me, and I cannot breathe. The glass reveals another world, but it entombs me. I am captive, but I have seen the outside. It is November 1826 and I am thrity-one years old... There is a storm brewing.'New Year 1851 Rector James Coyte arrives at his bleak Suffolk destination. Full of apprehension, he expects his first post to be provincial and unchallenging. But Polstead is a village with aA young woman murdered in a frenzied attack, then buried in a shallow grave in The Red Barn. She was just twenty-seven and only six weeks earlier had birthed an illegitimate baby.Based on true events which shocked nineteenth century Britain, The James Version is set in 1851 when Ann Marten, nearing the end of her life, reveals the story to the novice Rector. Through their meetings the truth of the murder is gradually uncovered to its shocking climax.

About this title

About the Author

Ruth has years of experience working with children who have been convicted of murder, having been based at one of the UK's 3 prisons that specialise in this area. Ruth's writing is heavily influenced by her professional background, providing authenticity and credibility to the crime genre.

Edition details

• Publisher: Braiswick
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1898030146
• ISBN 13: 9781898030140
• Binding: Paperback