9 edition of The Maul and the Pear Tree found in the catalog.
The Maul and the Pear Tree
P. D. James
Published
February 1988
by MacMillan Publishing Company
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Written in English
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | 345 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL9862318M |
| ISBN 10 | 0816142769 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780816142767 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 16276113 |
In The Maul and the Pear Tree detective novelist P.D. James and police historian T.A. Critchley revisit these murders, describing the discoveries of the crimes, the public response and the frantic but ineffectual hue and cry, and the death in prison of suspect John Williams, who was then buried at a crossroads with a stake through his heart. In. The Maul and the Pear Tree: The Ratcliffe Highway Murders, is a true crime book by British historian T. A. Critchley and mystery writer P. D. James about the Ratcliff Highway murders, published in .
Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The maul and the pear tree by P. D. James, , Mysterious Press edition, - 1st Mysterious Press paperback by: 4. P. D. James' one book-length excursion into true crime--The Maul and the Pear Tree: The Ratcliffe Highway Murders, has been reissued in Britain by James' English publisher, Faber and Faber, probably, one imagines, due to the resurgent popularity of English historical true crime after the surprise runaway success of Kate Summerscale's reconstruction of the Constance Kent murder case, Author: The Passing Tramp.
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Find books like The Maul and the Pear Tree from the world’s largest community of readers. Goodreads members who liked The Maul and the Pear Tree also lik. When it was learned that the maul (a ship carpenter's mallet) used in the Marr murders came from a tool chest stored at the Pear Tree, Williams became the prime suspect.
While the authorities were assembling more (and mostly unconvincing) circumstantial evidence, Williams hanged himself in his solitary cell.
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The Maul and the Pear Tree is James’s only work of true crime. It uses forensics and forgotten documents to create a vivid image of early- nineteenth century London and a gripping reconstruction of the Ratcliffe Highway Murders.
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I read The Maul and the Pear Tree as a way to research a novel I'm writing that takes place during the same era, and I found this book, not only gripping, but a great resource. I also thought the way the authors solved the crime was logical and informative/5.
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Critchley to re-create the Radcliffe Highway. Read "The Maul and the Pear Tree The Ratcliffe Highway Murders " by P. James available from Rakuten Kobo. In John Williams was buried with a stake in his heart.
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