Jacob Jones is a respectable clerk at the Crystal Palace Company, with a pretty young bride and a delightful new home in Islington. When his wife is murdered, everything points to his guilt, even a handwritten confession. But the police discover Jacob Jones's diary, which tells a different story. They learn of a husband trying to bury his sordid past; a wife afflicted by a deep personal tragedy; an unlikely love affair that leads to a fatal conclusion. Is Jones' diary a confession? An attempt to exonerate himself? A study in madness? Read the police investigation read the diary itself and uncover the truth.
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No one knows Victorian London as Lee Jackson does - historical fiction doesn't come more authentic than this. --Andrew Taylor
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Lee Jackson is the creator of www.victorianlondon.org and lives in Stoke Newington, London. He has written seven historical thrillers: London Dust; A Metropolitan Murder;The Welfare of the Dead; The Last Pleasure Garden; A Most Dangerous Woman; The Mesmerist's Apprentice. He has also written a lavishly-illustrated work of non-fiction - Victorian London- and in 2005 gave a series of lectures on life in Victorian London, at the University of Western Australia's summer school.
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By honeybunny
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I took a chance on this,it did not have any reviews and I usually let reviews, whether they be good or bad guide my purchases.In this case I am glad I trusted my instincts.
It really is a clever tale, written in a authentic, Victorian style that perfectly captured the life and times of that era.There is a sense that something is 'amiss' in the diaries of a murder,the police suspect it and so will you, you may guess the ending or you may not,but either way its a good twist.The clues are there to help you but very implicit,so be careful in your reading if you want to work it out.
Quite simply,a gem of a book,(sorry author for such a gross cliché!)but it is,it is now one of my my 'best' kindle finds and I will be looking out for this authors other works.
It really is a clever tale, written in a authentic, Victorian style that perfectly captured the life and times of that era.There is a sense that something is 'amiss' in the diaries of a murder,the police suspect it and so will you, you may guess the ending or you may not,but either way its a good twist.The clues are there to help you but very implicit,so be careful in your reading if you want to work it out.
Quite simply,a gem of a book,(sorry author for such a gross cliché!)but it is,it is now one of my my 'best' kindle finds and I will be looking out for this authors other works.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Rossi
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Having an interest in Victorian London, I really did want to like this book but it was just too long and padded out. It reminded me of a flat version of a Diary of a Nobody and there were quite a few similarities - the main character being a pumped up office clerk trying to climb the social ladder and living with his wife in a house in the same district of London. The subject of the book is entirely different but it kept wandering off on a tangent and sadly I lost interest.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By val roberts
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This reads like an old fashioned morality tale, told through the eyes of Jacob Jones, a respectable, rather priggish clerk. As a tale of Victorian morals this story would stand on its own, but it has many layers and, in this tale of smoke and mirrors, all is not what it seems. Yes, as one reviewer has said, because of Jones' persona, this seems rather stilted, but stick with it and the author rewards you with a brilliant denouement, which takes your breath away in its audacity. This was a fascinating story, skilfully told and I look forward to reading many more from Lee Jackson.
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An engaging Victorian murder
A Diary of a Murder is a real romp seen through the eyes of Jacob Jones' diary, all that is left to tell the story of his life when his young wife Dora is found dead at their home... Read more
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I rented this book out of my local library as fronm the blurb on the back it sounded interesting with a recommendation from author Andrew Taylor I thought it would be good. Read more
Published 7 months ago by law geek
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Wow - could not put it down until the shock ending.
This is such a well crafted story, moving smoothly between the diary and the murder investigation that I could not stop reading it. Read more
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Diary of a murder
Oh dear, I dound the stilted, mock-victorian writing of this book rather tedious, and gave up just under half way. Read more
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A rollicking good murder mystery!
I have read every one of Lee Jackson's books, partly because I am fascinated by Victorian London and partly because I am familiar with most of the locations he writes about (I... Read more
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