A Different Class of Murder by Laura Thompson
An authoritative account of the Lucan case, which has remained etched on the psyche of a fascinated and appalled public for 40 years.
Gripping.. an exceptionally thorough examination' * Daily Mail *
Sensational... the most minutely researched and brilliantly told account ever' * Mail on Sunday *
Tantalises with fresh evidence * The Daily Telegraph *
A compelling new examination of the crime and a brilliant detective mind... fascinating... Thompson gives us a tantalising range of alternative scenarios in this superb anatomy of a murder' * Independent *
This gripping read is part social history, part detective story... fascinating' * Bella *
Thompson delivers the goods: a compelling narrative, hypotheses based on evidence and a possible solution. But she goes further, putting the murder in the telling context of British aristocracy and social attitudes towards it * The Times *
Thompson is a fine writer and one can't help admiring the way she breathes new life into an intriguing tale * Literary Review *
[Laura Thompson] gets her teeth into the case, drawing on Lucan's friends the Shand-Kydds, finding a new source in an anonymous Lucan schoolfriend, and finally producing a narrative which is sympathetic to Lucan, but less so to his wife * TLS *
Thompson re-examines a tantalizingly ambiguous crime, delving deep into a complicated story and emerging with a gripping narrative that offers a fresh perspective and new solutions to one of the most infamous cases of the 20th century * Good Book Guide. *
Thompson approaches the mystery with forensic skill, [reaching] a suitably enigmatic conclusion * Daily Mail. *
Sensational... the most minutely researched and brilliantly told account ever' * Mail on Sunday *
Tantalises with fresh evidence * The Daily Telegraph *
A compelling new examination of the crime and a brilliant detective mind... fascinating... Thompson gives us a tantalising range of alternative scenarios in this superb anatomy of a murder' * Independent *
This gripping read is part social history, part detective story... fascinating' * Bella *
Thompson delivers the goods: a compelling narrative, hypotheses based on evidence and a possible solution. But she goes further, putting the murder in the telling context of British aristocracy and social attitudes towards it * The Times *
Thompson is a fine writer and one can't help admiring the way she breathes new life into an intriguing tale * Literary Review *
[Laura Thompson] gets her teeth into the case, drawing on Lucan's friends the Shand-Kydds, finding a new source in an anonymous Lucan schoolfriend, and finally producing a narrative which is sympathetic to Lucan, but less so to his wife * TLS *
Thompson re-examines a tantalizingly ambiguous crime, delving deep into a complicated story and emerging with a gripping narrative that offers a fresh perspective and new solutions to one of the most infamous cases of the 20th century * Good Book Guide. *
Thompson approaches the mystery with forensic skill, [reaching] a suitably enigmatic conclusion * Daily Mail. *
Laura Thompson is author of Somerset Maugham Award-winning THE DOGS: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF GREYHOUND RACING, and AGATHA CHRISTIE: AN ENGLISH MYSTERY. She is now filming a major ITV programme on Agatha Christie.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781855362 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781855366 |
| Title | A Different Class of Murder |
| Author | Laura Thompson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2014-11-06 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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