- Murder, Investigation, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Based on the true story of the 'Chicken Farm Murder' which took place in East Sussex in 1924, Minette Walters brings a thrilling interpretation to this real-life mystery. Young Norman Roche gets caught up with Elsie Cameron and promises to marry her under duress. He buys a chicken farm to try to raise the funds for the wedding. But under financial and emotional stress, he finds himself in an untenable situation ... but does he resort to murder to escape Elsie's clutches?
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- Author
- Minette Walters
- First published
- 2006
- Pages
- 128
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan, BBC Audiobooks, Pan Books
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9781405621847
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