Product Description

This is a thrilling suspense dealing with English, Irish and Jewish society at the turn of the 19th century. The story takes the reader on a journey from middle England, to America, to Eastern Europe and finally the slums of Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper. The story begins in 1887 in the town of Kelsford which lies between Sheffield and Derby, with the robbery of a construction payroll from the agent of a canal company by a group of Irish extremists, folowed by the murder of one of those responsible for the crime. From here, the story line goes on to follow the course of this and other murders and the involvement with the detective in charge of the investigation with the widow of a local banker who is also involved with a Jewish organisation which smuggles refugees out of Tsarist Russia.The plot moves from Kelsford across to Russia and America before returning to the slums of Whitechapel. Culminating in an action packed ending, the story is fast moving and full to the last page with twists and turns ...While a work of fiction, great care has been taken to ensure the historical accuracy of the book in all its aspects. An alternative - and totally ficitional - solution to one of the murders attributed in 1888 to Jack the Ripper gives an additional focus to the middle part of the work. There is a mix in the storyline of murder/mystery, romance and suspence.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1803431 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 380 pages

From the Publisher
Of course Picnic was keen to snap up Ben Beazley's first historical murder mystery! CROOKED MILE is a crime novel written by an experienced ex-police officer with an in-depth knowledge of the historical background. An absolutely brilliant mix.

About the Author
Ben Beazley is a local historian and former police officer. His other published books are as follows:For Sutton Publishing:2004: Wartime Leicester2006: Postwar Leicester2007: Lesicester then and now2008: Leicester MurdersFor Breedon Books:1999: Four Years remembered, Leicester during the Great War2001: Peelers to Panda, a History of Leicester City Police