The Drummond Affair (eBook)

Murder and Mystery in Provence

Stephanie Matthews, Daniel Smith (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
288 Seiten
Icon Books (Verlag)
9781837730605 (ISBN)

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'A serious reinvestigation full of revealing background information that sheds additional light on what was then and now remains a shocking crime' Paul French, author of Midnight in Peking

'This riveting, eye-opening investigation of a 70-year-old murder mystery reads like a whodunit ... A true crime must-read' Dean Jobb, author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream

'As much social history as it is gripping true crime' Jeremy Craddock, author of The Jigsaw Murders


'A meticulously researched re-examination' Caitlin Davies, author of Private Inquiries: The Secret History of Female Sleuths


1950s France. A British establishment figure. A shocking crime. A miscarriage of justice. The search for truth.


In 1952, in a peaceful corner of Provence, a farmer's son stumbled upon a terrible scene. Three bodies: a husband and wife shot dead, their ten-year-old daughter savagely beaten to death. They were all British. So begins one of the most notorious murder cases in French history.


Sir Jack Drummond was a senior advisor to the British government, a household name who was respected and admired. His fame made the case a cause celebre in France and resulted in the swift conviction of a local farmer, but questions about Drummond's life and death remain unanswered.


In this bold new investigation, Stephanie Matthews and Daniel Smith strip away the prejudice and propaganda to reveal a grave miscarriage of justice. A light is shone on Drummond's secret life in the shadows of the Cold War, painting a portrait of an enigmatic man who may not have been the innocent holidaymaker he appeared to be, and recasting one of the twentieth century's most notorious murders in a fascinating and important new light.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.6.2024
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: Dominici Affair • Gaston Dominici • I'll Be Gone in the Dark • In cold blood • Judith Flanders the Invention of Murder Kate Morgan Murder the Biography • Midnight in Peking Paul French The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey Julia Laite • Midnight in Peking Paul French The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey Julia Laite • Mindhunter • Pascal Garnier • The Dublin Railway Murder Thomas Morris The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury • The Murder of Sonny Liston • The Poisonous Solicitor Stephen Bates The Life of Crime Martin Edwards
• ISBN-13: 9781837730605 / 9781837730605