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On November 7, 1974, a nanny named Sandra Rivett was bludgeoned to death in a Belgravia basement. A second woman, Veronica, Countess of Lucan, was also attacked. The man named in court as perpetrator of these crimes, Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, disappeared in the early hours of the following morning. The case, solved in the eyes of the law, has retained its fascination ever since. Laura Thompson, acclaimed biographer of Agatha Christie, narrates the story that led up to that cataclysmic event, and draws on her considerable forensic skills to re-examine the possible truths behind one of postwar Britain's most notorious murders. This book is a portrait of an era, of an extraordinary cast of characters, of a mystery, of a modern myth. Part social history, part detective story, it tells in masterly style of a case that has retained its fascination for decades. This is an updated edition following the death of Lady Lucan in February 2018.
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Laura Thompson is author of Somerset Maugham Award-winning The Dogs: A Personal History of Greyhound Racing, and Agatha Christie: An English Mystery. She is now filming a major ITV program on Agatha Christie.
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'Thompson approaches the mystery with forensic skill, [reaching] a suitably enigmatic conclusion' Daily Mail. 'Tantalises with fresh evidence' Daily Telegraph. 'Gripping. An exceptionally thorough investigation into the lives of Lord and Lady Lucan' Daily Mail. 'A compelling new examination of the crime ... A superb anatomy of a murder' Independent. 'Sensational. The most minutely researched and brilliantly told account ever' Mail on Sunday.
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