THE WILPATTU MURDER CASE (SIGNED)

Softcover. 3rd edn. Taken from the Famous Criminal Cases of Sri Lanka series. The author was Former Solicitor-General and Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The trial of Jayal Anandagoda for the murder of Adeline Vitharane in 1960 was one of the most sensational trials in the annals of crime in Sri Lanka. A narrative of a human drama which extended over a period of 2-yrs. where deception and lust, ambition and pathos played prominent parts until it reached a climax on the night of March 14, 1959 at the turn off to the Wilpattu National Park, where Adeline Vitharane paid dearly with her life in her futile endeavours to claim her rightful place in society. Illus., Appendices. 169pp. trade size soft cover in dw. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY A.C. ALLES. F. in F. dw. Scarce.