MRS MAYBRICK (Crime Archive)

Hardback. Florence Maybrick was either a vile poisoner or a Victorian victim, falsely accused of administering arsenic when husband James died in agony at their Liverpool home. The case against the Alabama belle was complicated by intrigue, adultery and drug abuse, but the British Establishment was convinced of her guilt - with tragic results. The author reveals the facts using original trial records, letters, official correspondence and press cuttings held at The National Archives. Illus., Sources + Index. 112pp. 16mo small h/back. F.