A reconstruction of a controversial murder case which happened in 1935 revealing a plausible motive for the crime. It gives an account of the events that led up to the murder of Francis Rattenbury and the subsequent trial of his wife and the family's odd-job man. Lord Havers co-authored "The Poisoned Life of Mrs Maverick" while Peter Shankland wrote "Byron of the Wager", "Beware of the Heroes: Admiral Sir Sydney Smith's War against Napoleon" and co-authored "The Royal Baccarat Scandal" with Lord Havers.
- ISBN10 0140112243
- ISBN13 9780140112245
- Publish Date 23 November 1989
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 6 December 1991
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 272
- Language English