A Serpent In Eden
'The greatest murder mystery of all time'
$64.86
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
16 August 2006
Summary
Night comes quickly to the Bahamas. That of 7 July 1943 was unpleasantly close and humid, for though the rains were nearing their end, the air was heavy with an approaching storm. It struck Nassau soon after midnight. By the time it had blown itself out, one of the world’s richest men, Sir Harry Oakes, had been murdered in his own bedroom. He had been burned alive, then had his skull broken by four blows to the head. When the body was found at daybreak, bloody handprints marked the walls of t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349115412 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349115419 |
| Author: | James Owen |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 16 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 133mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
His book drips with the hothouse milieu of wartime Nassau. His exposition of the trial is both lively and convincing in its analysis… Lucid and ingeniously argued. - SUNDAY TIMES
A fascinating book written with exemplary thoroughness…the last word on this endlessly compelling tale. - William Boyd, DAILY TELEGRAPHFascinating in its evocation of life in Nassau during World War II. - DAILY MAILJames Owen has re-examined the evidence and produced a fascinating account of the murky lives of the idle rich. - MAIL ON SUNDAYAbout The Author
James Owen
James Owen trained as a barrister before turning to writing and he contributes to a range of newspapers. He became fascinated by the Harry Oakes story when he first heard about it from his grandmother, who still lives in Nassau and knew many of the people in this book.
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