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DescriptionJuly 1910: a gruesome discovery has been made at 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden. Buried in the cellar are the remains of Cora Crippen, former music-hall singer and wife of Dr Hawley Crippen. But Crippen and his mistress have disappeared, and a full-scale hunt for them has begun. An evocation of the true story behind this famous case. Author descriptionJohn Boyne was born in Dublin in 1971. His first short story was published in the Sunday Tribune and was subsequently shortlisted for a Hennessy Literary Award. He is also the author of The Thief of Time and The Congress of Rough Riders (a novel about Buffalo Bill). The character of Matthieu Zela appears in all his novels. |