The Maul and the Pear Tree
James, P D / Critchley, T A![The Maul and the Pear Tree](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/194/19418311/CHSBZCOP0319418311.jpg)
In this riveting true crime account, acclaimed author P. D. James, the "Queen of the English mystery novel" (Newsweek) joins forces with historian T. A. Critchley to re-create the Radcliffe Highway murders, a series of vicious crimes committed in 1811 ... The scene is the London Docks near Wapping Old Stairs, a sinister neighborhood where pirates were often hanged. The first victims were two hardworking shopkeepers, along with their baby and s...