{"product_id":"story-of-a-murder-hallie-rubenhold-9780593184615","title":"Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the story of a murder, not a murderer . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn this epic examination of one of the most infamous murders of the twentieth century, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Five, \u003c\/i\u003e Hallie Rubenhold, gives voice to those who were never properly heard--the women.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On February 1, 1910, the vivacious, diamond-adorned music hall performer Belle Elmore suddenly vanished from her home, causing alarm among her friends, the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies' Guild. Their demands for an investigation would lead to the unearthing of a gruesome secret and trigger a fevered international manhunt for Belle's husband, medical fraudster Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ethel Le Neve, Crippen's typist and lover, who fled with Crippen in disguise, has always hidden in the shadows of this tale--was she really just \"an innocent young girl\" in thrall to a powerful older man? And was there an equally sinister story behind the death of Crippen's first wife, Charlotte? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brimming with twists and featuring a carnival cast of eccentric entertainers, star lawyers, zealous detectives, medics and liars, STORY OF A MURDER offers an electrifying snapshot of Britain and America at the dawn of the modern era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hallie Rubenhold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593184610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593184615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Hallie Rubenhold","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372868751615,"sku":"9780593184615","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee9e6179-b537-4344-85f4-a40542cb8235.jpg?v=1732727200","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/story-of-a-murder-hallie-rubenhold-9780593184615","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}