- Murder, History, Murder, great britain, Mass media and crime
In this exploration of murder in the nineteenth century, Judith Flanders explores some of the most gripping cases that fascinated the Victorians and gave rise to the first detective fiction.
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Classical in form, plot-driven, grave and earnest.
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- character-ledplot-driven
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- Author
- Judith Flanders
- First published
- 2011
- Pages
- 556
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin, St. Martin's Press, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781250024886
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