The Secret Life And Curious Death Of Miss Jean Milne
The Secret Life And Curious Death Of Miss Jean Milne
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Summary
A hundred years ago, the true story of the brutal murder of Miss Jean Milne in a small seaside town captured the imagination of the whole country. A wealthy spinster who lived alone in a crumbling mansion, Miss Milne appeared to be the very model of respectability. But, behind the facade, Miss Milne was living a secret life.
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The Secret Life And Curious Death Of Miss Jean Milne by Andrew Nicoll
"A mystery that touches the heart, with characters caught in a world that's harsh but trembles with tender emotions. A beautiful story." JAMES NAUGHTIE, BBC Radio 4 When the door opened and he came out, there came with him the stench of a dead thing, the sweet, sulphurous, warm, rotten chicken smell that only ever comes from unburied flesh. A dead body is found in a locked house. It has been stabbed in a frenzy, the hands and feet bound, the skull smashed, false teeth knocked from its jaws. Blood pools around the corpse and drips from the staircase. Yet nothing is missing: money and valuables remain untouched. Who could have murdered an old woman in such a horrifying way? And why? This is the mystery facing Sergeant John Fraser and Detective Lieutenant Trench when wealthy spinster Miss Jean Milne is murdered in the quiet seaside town of Broughty Ferry. Yet, despite an abundance of clues and apparent witnesses, the investigation proves troublesome: suspects are elusive and Miss Milne herself is found to be far from a model of propriety. And when sensational headlines put pressure on the police force to find a culprit, Fraser and Trench must work fast to prevent the wrong man from going to the gallows. But will they ever unravel the secret life and curious death of Miss Jean Milne? PRAISE FOR ANDREW NICOLL "The sense of setting and era are spot on, and the dusky streets of Scotland are suitably spooky." HEAT MAGAZINE on The Secret Life and Curious Death of Miss Jean Milne "An intelligent crime novel with secrets, passion and great characters - just a great murder mystery." PORTOBELLO BOOK BLOG on The Secret Life and Curious Death of Miss Jean Milne "A triumph of tone, very moving, completely convincing." ANDREW MARR on The Good Mayor "An exuberant, whirlwind read, with a glint of steel beneath the frothy plot." THE GUARDIAN on The Good Mayor
"A mystery that touches the heart, with characters caught in a world that's harsh but trembles with tender emotionsA beautiful story." JAMES NAUGHTIE, BBC Radio 4 "The sense of setting and era are spot on, and the dusky streets of Scotland are suitably spooky." HEAT MAGAZINE "An intelligent crime novel with secrets, passion and great characters - just a great murder mystery." PORTOBELLO BOOK BLOG
Andrew Nicoll is the author of four novels – The Good Mayor, The Love and Death of Caterina, If You're Reading This I'm Already Dead and The Secret Life and Curious Death of Miss Jean Milne. His debut novel, The Good Mayor, won the Saltire Award in 2008 for Scottish First Book of the Year. He works as a journalist and lives in Scotland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845029821 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845029828 |
| Title | The Secret Life And Curious Death Of Miss Jean Milne |
| Author | Andrew Nicoll |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bonnier Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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