The Secret Life and Curious Death of Miss Jean Milne

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INTRODUCTORY OFFER PRICE "A mystery that touches the heart, with characters caught in a world that's harsh but trembles with tender emotions. A beautiful story."JAMES NAUGHTIE A woman murderedA crime unsolvedA  mystery that has lasted a century The brutal murder of wealthy spinster Miss Jean Milne a hundred years ago shocked the country to its core. But for a century, the case has gone unsolved. Why was she tied up, tortured and brutally murdered? And who could have committed such a heinous crime? To all appearances, Miss Jean Milne was the model of respectability, living a quiet life alone in her seaside mansion. But behind the façade, she had a secret life, her frequent trips to London masking a very different lifestyle. Now, using newly released evidence from police files and eyewitness testimony hidden for a century, Andrew Nicoll has brought the case back from the dead to reveal what really happened. It's a shocking tale of class division, money, sex, lies, betrayal and murder. And, at last, after a hundred years, the curious death of Miss Jean Milne may finally have found a solution. PRAISE FOR ANDREW NICOLL "A triumph of tone, very moving, completely convincing."ANDREW MARR on The Good Mayor "An exuberant, whirlwind read, with a glint of steel beneath the frothy plot."THE GUARDIAN on The Good Mayor