{"product_id":"murder-at-no-4-euston-square-isbn-9780711255838","title":"Murder at No. 4 Euston Square","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomeone must have known what happened to \u003cb\u003eMatilda Hacker\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e For someone in that house had killed her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo how could the murderer prove so elusive? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanding four storeys tall in an elegant Bloomsbury terrace, No. 4, Euston Square was a well-kept, respectable boarding house. But beneath this genteel Victorian London veneer lay murderous intrigue. On 9 May 1879, the body of a former resident, Matilda Hacker, was discovered by chance in the coal cellar. The ensuing investigation – led by Inspector Charles Hagen, rising star of the recently formed CID – stripped bare the dark side of Victorian domesticity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this \u003cb\u003etrue-crime\u003c\/b\u003e story, Sinclair McKay meticulously evaluates the evidence in first-hand sources. His gripping account sheds new light on a mystery that eluded Scotland Yard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘With the gusto of a penny dreadful, \u003ci\u003eMurder at No. 4 Euston Road\u003c\/i\u003e dodges any stodgy courtroom testimony that can weigh down true crime stories and sticks to the juicy details. It is hard to avoid the comparison with Kate Summerscale’s \u003ci\u003eThe Suspicions of Mr Whicher\u003c\/i\u003e and it has similar historical richness and plot twisting…’\u003cb\u003e The Spectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Sinclair McKay is an accomplished and talented author with a rare skill... True crime fans and history buffs will enjoy this book, coming away with an enthralling true crime story and a new knowledge and understanding of Victorian London.'\u003cb\u003e Crime Traveller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Gripping, gothic and deeply poignant’ \u003cb\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A meticulously researched book’  \u003cb\u003e- Brian Viner, Daily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurum Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891928297701,"sku":"NP9780711255838","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_db010bea-553a-4812-b7f8-c595649eb939.jpg?v=1773104026","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/murder-at-no-4-euston-square-isbn-9780711255838","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}