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1881: A family is murdered in their beds
The Secrets of Gaslight Lane
What you need to know before your trail
All is quiet at 125 Gower Street. Sidney Grice is swotting up on the anatomical structure of human hair whilst his ward, March Middleton, sneaks upstairs for her eighth secret cigarette of the day. The house is, perhaps, too quiet.
So when a beautiful young woman turns up, imploring London’s formost personal detective to solve the mystery of her father’s murder, Grice can barely disguise his glee.
Mr Nathan Garstang was found slaughtered in his bed, with no trace of a weapon or intruder. A classic locked-room case… or is it?
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Return to the scene of the Ratcliffe Highway Murders BookTrail style, London
Now called ‘The Highway’ , the district of Wapping was the heart of the British Empire’s trade and empire. It is also the scene of the gruesome murders of two families, some 12 days apart. The first one was a family of tailors and the second, the inhabitants of a pub.The two attacks resulted in seven fatalities.
Ratcliffe Highway is the old name for a road in the East End of London, now called The Highway, then one of three main roads leaving London. It was in a dangerous and run-down area of seedy businesses, dark alleys and dilapidated tenements. The first attack took place on 7 December 1811 in the living quarters behind a linen draper’s shop at 29 Ratcliffe Highway. The second set of murders occurred at The King’s Arms, a tavern at 81 New Gravel Lane (now Garnet Street).
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Secrets of Gaslight Lane (Gower Street Detectives 4)
Destination/location: London Author/guide: M.R.C. Kasasian Departure Time: 1811
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