Mr Briggs' Hat
Author | : Kate Colquhoun |
Publisher | : Abacus Software |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 0349123594 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780349123592 |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In July 1864, Thomas Briggs was travelling home after visiting his niece and her husband for dinner. He entered a First Class carriage on the 9.45pm Hackney service of the North London railway. At Hackney, two bank clerks entered the carriage and discovered blood in the seat cushions; also on the floor, windows and sides of the carriage. A bloodstained hat was found on the seat along with a broken link from a watch chain. The race to identify the killer and catch him as he flees on a boat to America was eagerly followed by citizens both sides of the Atlantic. Kate Colquhoun tells a gripping tale of a crime that shocked the nation. .