{"product_id":"the-man-with-the-black-valise-9781459745360","title":"The Man with the Black Valise","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of one of the vilest murders in Canadian history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne glorious autumn day in 1894, a drifter attacked thirteen-year-old Jessie Keith so violently that people thought Jack the Ripper must be loose in rural Ontario. To solve the crime, the government called in Detective John Wilson Murray, the true-life model for Detective William Murdoch of the popular TV series \u003ci\u003eMurdoch Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e. His prime clue was a black valise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man with the Black Valise\u003c\/i\u003e traces the killer's trajectory through three  counties, a route that today connects travellers to poignant reminders of nineteenth-century life. Chief among them stands the statue of the Roman Goddess of Flora, gesturing as though to cast roses onto Jessie's grave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tragic and dark story both fascinating and enlightening. Highly recommended. * Maureen Jennings, creator of Murdoch Mysteries *\u003cbr\u003eThose who enjoy mysteries will appreciate the unconventional nature of this volume. * Canada's History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: Death in the Swampy Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Isabella McLeod’s Black Valise\u003cbr\u003e2. Joseph Hall’s Well\u003cbr\u003e3. A Change of Mood\u003cbr\u003e4. The Swampy Wood\u003cbr\u003e5. Suspicion Focuses on One Man\u003cbr\u003e6. The Burial\u003cbr\u003e7. A Star-Crossed Life\u003cbr\u003e8. Manhunt\u003cbr\u003e9. “I Expected It”\u003cbr\u003e10. A Shower of Silver\u003cbr\u003e11. The Legal Talent\u003cbr\u003e12. The Celebrity Sleuth\u003cbr\u003e13. The Interrogation\u003cbr\u003e14. The Coroner’s Inquest\u003cbr\u003e15. Confessions\u003cbr\u003e16. On Trial for Murder \u003cbr\u003e17. The Insanity Question\u003cbr\u003e18. Ropes and Pulleys \u003cbr\u003e19. Two Autopsies\u003cbr\u003e20. The Healing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePART TWO: Chattelle’s Route Then and Now\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e21. The Goddess of Flowers and Springtime\u003cbr\u003e22 Ailsa Craig: Teenage Hero\u003cbr\u003e23 Lucan: Mass Murder of the Black Donnellys\u003cbr\u003e24 St. Marys: Amédée Chattelle Goes Shopping\u003cbr\u003e25 Fryfogel’s Tavern: Perth County’s First Settler\u003cbr\u003e26 Baden: The Flax Kings\u003cbr\u003e27 Stratford: The Prisoner’s Dock\u003cbr\u003e28 Stratford: The Coroner’s Saddest Inquest \u003cbr\u003e29 Stratford: Death by Fire \u003cbr\u003e30 Stratford: The Rape and Murder of Mary Peake \u003cbr\u003e31 Stratford: Death at Dorothy’s Delicatessen \u003cbr\u003e32 Millbank: Kitchen Table Clairvoyant\u003cbr\u003e33 Listowel: The Jessie Keith Memorial Tour\u003cbr\u003e34 The End of the Line\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eImage Credits \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49530267107671,"sku":"9781459745360","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781459745360.jpg?v=1731878719","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-man-with-the-black-valise-9781459745360","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}