The Bermondsey Murder: Scotland Yard's First Great Challenge and Dickens' Inspiration

by Angela Buckley

When Patrick O'Connor went missing in August 1849, his friends were suspicious. The London dock worker was last seen in the company of Swiss-born Maria Manning and her husband in Bermondsey. By the time police officers discovered his remains under the kitchen floor, the couple had fled.

This shocking crime sparked a race against time to bring these cold-blooded killers to justice. After almost a decade of unsolved murders in the capital, could...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399044206
• ISBN13: 9781399044202
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Pen and Sword True Crime
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"