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The Curious Habits of Dr Adams
- A 1950s Murder Mystery
Engelsk Paperback
The Curious Habits of Dr Adams
- A 1950s Murder Mystery
Engelsk Paperback

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''Was rich Mrs Gertrude Hullett murdered at her luxurious 15-room home on Beachy Head? Detectives are tonight trying to establish the cause of the 50-year-old widow''s sudden death . . . '' Daily Mail, 1957

In July 1957, the press descended in droves on the south-coast town of Eastbourne. An inquest had just been opened into the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs Bobbie Hullett. She died after months of apparent barbiturate abuse - the drugs prescribed to calm her nerves by her close friend and doctor, Dr John Bodkin Adams.

The inquest brought to the surface years of whispered suspicion that had swept through the tea rooms, shops and nursing homes of the town. The doctor''s alarming influence over the lives, deaths and finances of wealthy widows had not gone unnoticed - it was rumoured that the family doctor had been on a killing spree that spanned decades and involved 300 suspicious cases. Superintendent Hannam of Scotland Yard was called in to investigate.

The Curious Habits of Dr Adams brilliantly brings to life the atmosphere of post-war England, and uses a wealth of new documents to follow the twists and turns of an extraordinary Scotland Yard murder enquiry. As expertly crafted as the best period detective novel, this book casts an entertainingly chilling light on a man reputed to be one of England''s most prolific serial killers.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
368
ISBN-13:
9781848544727
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1848544723
Udg. Dato:
12 sep 2013
Længde:
23mm
Bredde:
129mm
Højde:
197mm
Forlag:
John Murray Press
Oplagsdato:
12 sep 2013
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