Lang turns detective on a series of real cases that baffled their own times: the vanishing and strange return of Elizabeth Canning, the murder of Escovedo at the court of Philip II, the Campden mystery, the Gowrie conspiracy against James VI, the Cardinal’s Necklace and the fate of Jeanne de la Motte.
Witty, sceptical essays for readers who enjoy history as a cold case. Download the free EPUB.