The Diary of Murder

Author(s): Lee Jackson

Location(s): London

Genre(s): Crime, Historical, Thriller

Era(s): Late 1800s

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Jacob Jones is a respectable clerk at the Crystal Palace Company, with a pretty young bride and a delightful new home in Islington. When his wife is murdered, everything points to his guilt, even a handwritten confession. But the police discover Jacob Jones’s diary, which tells a different story. They learn of a husband trying to bury his sordid past: a wife afflicted by a deep personal tragedy: an unlikely love affair that leads to a fatal conclusion. Is Jones’ diary a confession? An attempt to exonerate himself? A study in madness? Read the police investigation read the diary itself and uncover the truth.

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Lead Review

A very clever tale, written in what seems to an authentic, Victorian style and which perfectly captured the life and times of that era. Susan Hudson –

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Thrilling!

I really enjoyed this book! Even from the first few pages i couldn’t stop turning over, and really loved Jackson’s style. It was a great way to imagine London in the 1800’s, and i loved the way the book...