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The new page-turning, feminist retelling of the historical true-crime story of infamous wife-murderer Dr Crippen, brought to justice by an extraordinary group of women.

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No murderer should ever be the keeper of their victim''s story ...

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Whack Job

A History of Axe Murder

by Rachel Mccarthy James