{"product_id":"the-ballroom-murder-leigh-straw-9781760990572","title":"The Ballroom Murder","description":"In August 1925, Audrey Jacob shot dead her former fiancé, Cyril Gidley, in full view of hundreds of guests at a charity ball in Perth's Government House. When she was arrested, she still held the gun in her hand. It was a open and shut case of wilful murder--that is until Jacob assigned prosecutor Arthur Haynes to her defence. His ability to play the press and the jury for sympathy would lead to a sensational result. Not only did Jacob escape the gallows, she was found not guilty of Gidley's murder. Straw, the author of a number of books about notable Australian female criminals, tells a story that is rich with first-hand newspaper accounts from the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leigh Straw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760990574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760990572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fremantle Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Leigh Straw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073228599551,"sku":"9781760990572","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e56b5265-4115-4dcf-8af8-a10f11fd677e.jpg?v=1685446582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ballroom-murder-leigh-straw-9781760990572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}