Blood on the Thames

A baffling crime with no obvious motive, no eyewitness and a case that the newspapers classified as a ‘complete mystery’ is the back bone that gives this true-crime re-telling its theme.

Historically placed before the founding of London’s Metropolitan Police Force, therefore the investigation falls to the Bow Street Runners to catch the killer. Not only did the case become a national obsession but it drew huge crowds to what became the most sensational trial of the age.  The Magistrate who subsequently heard the case, used detective methods in the investigation that would became the norm.

Blood on the Thames is a retelling of this forgotten case and at times becomes an historical re-enactment, however it never leaves the oeuvre of the thriller novel. It is also of appeal to the readers interested in the Georgian period of London’s legal history.

The case termed a ‘complete mystery’ led to important legal reforms that changed the way in which English Courts administered justice upon serious crimes.

With a shocking murder, a suspect whose alibi is questionable, and a courtroom trial that held the nation’s attention in its grip - this is a book that will find itself on the true crime enthusiast as well as thriller bookshelves.

A thoroughly intriguing and enjoyable read.