{"product_id":"9780752484310","title":"Somerset Murders","description":"Somerset Murders brings together numerous murderous tales that shocked not only the county but also made headlines throughout the country. They include the cases of Elizabeth and Betty Branch, a mother and daughter who beat a young servant girl to death in Hemington in 1740; 13-year-old Betty Trump, whose throat was cut while walking home at Buckland St Mary in 1823;  factory worker Joan Turner, battered to death in Chard in 1829; George Watkins, killed in a bare knuckle fight outside the Running Horse pub in Yeovil in 1843; Mary Fisher, stabbed to death by her husband in Weston-super-Mare in 1844; and elderly landlady, Mrs Emily Bowers, strangled in her bed in Middlezoy in 1947. This carefully researched, well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to anyone interested in the shady side of Somerset’s history.","brand":"The History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118297071856,"sku":"9780752484310","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780752484310_p0.jpg?v=1763637380","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780752484310","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}