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'A case study in human frailty, jealousy and desire ... fascinating.' The Times, Best Books of 2019

'Meticulously researched...superbly evocative and gripping...a narrative that builds with the intensity of an approaching thunderstorm.' The Spectator

'Sean O'Connor can't resist striking a theatrical note in this 'biography of murder'.' Sunday Times

Adultery, alcoholism, drugs and murder on the suburban streets of Bournemouth.
 
The Rattenbury case of 1935 was one of the great tabloid sensations of the interwar period. The glamorous femme fatale at the heart of the story dominated the front pages for months, somewhere between the rise of Hitler and the launch of the Queen Mary.
 
With painstaking research and access to brand new evidence, Sean O’Connor vividly brings this epic story to life

The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury

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      Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
      Published 5 March 2020
      ISBN-13 9781471132728
      978-1471132728
      ISBN-10 1471132722
      Also in:
      Biography True crime

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      'A case study in human frailty, jealousy and desire ... fascinating.' The Times, Best Books of 2019

      'Meticulously researched...superbly evocative and gripping...a narrative that builds with the intensity of an approaching thunderstorm.' The Spectator

      'Sean O'Connor can't resist striking a theatrical note in this 'biography of murder'.' Sunday Times

      Adultery, alcoholism, drugs and murder on the suburban streets of Bournemouth.
       
      The Rattenbury case of 1935 was one of the great tabloid sensations of the interwar period. The glamorous femme fatale at the heart of the story dominated the front pages for months, somewhere between the rise of Hitler and the launch of the Queen Mary.
       
      With painstaking research and access to brand new evidence, Sean O’Connor vividly brings this epic story to life

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