The Policeman and the Brothel
A Victorian Murder
ISBN-13: 9781906308490
Contributor(s): Anthony Daniels
Subject: True Crime
Publisher Imprint: Monday Books
Publication Date: 05-04-2012
Format: Paperback
Availability: In stock
£8.99
About the book
Deep in the beak winter of 1846, Jersey is a very different place from today. It is home to tens of thousands of rough-and-ready sailors, who spend their time drinking, chasing loose women and gambling through the teeming and chaotic streets. The job of keeping order still falls to elected 'centeniers' - such as the respected and feared George Le Cronier. There have already been two brutal murders on the island over the last few weeks. Now Le Cronier is on his way to arrest the madame of a notorious brothel. This is the true story of what happened next...