Conan Doyle for the Defence
Fox, Margalit2019
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Just before Christmas 1908, wealthy 82-year-old spinster Marion Gilchrist was found bludgeoned to death in her Glasgow home. A diamond brooch was missing, and police arrested Oscar Slater, a Jewish immigrant and gambler. Despite having an alibi, Slater was convicted and imprisoned in Peterhead Prison. Seventeen years later, convict William Gordon was released from Peterhead. Concealed in a false tooth was a message addressed to Arthur Conan Doyle, who turned his formidable talents to freeing Slater ... Drawing on original sources including Oscar Slater's prison letters, this is a compelling account of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in Scottish history.
Main title:
Conan Doyle for the Defence / by Margalit Fox ; read by Crawford Logan.
Author:
Fox, MargalitLogan, Crawford, narrator
Edition:
Complete and unabridged.
Imprint:
Bath : Oakhill, 2019.
Collation:
8 audio discs (CD) (approximately 7 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 12 cm
Notes:
Complete and unabridged.Oakhill CD.
Performers:
Read by Crawford Logan.
Audience:
Adult.
ISBN:
9781787713963
Dewey class:
364.1523
Language:
English
Subject:
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 -- Career in criminal investigationSlater, Oscar, 1872-1948 -- Trials, litigation, etcGilchrist, Marion, 1826-1908 -- Death and burialTrials (Murder) -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- HistoryMurder -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Case studiesJudicial error -- Scotland -- GlasgowForensic sciences -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- History
BRN:
372381
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Audio CD | 364.1523 CON | Available |