{"product_id":"9788894122855","title":"Blackmail, Sex and Lies: A True Crime Victorian Murder Mystery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBlackmail, Sex and Lies is a story of deception, scandal, and fractured traditional Victorian social values. It is the tale of Madeleine Hamilton Smith, a naïve, young woman caught up in a whirlwind romance with an older man, Pierre Emile L'Angelier. However, both lovers have personality flaws that result in poor choices, ultimately leading to a tragic end.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 160 years, people have believed Madeleine Smith was guilty of murder. But was she? Could she have been innocent after all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Victorian murder mystery, based on a true story, takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, 1857. It explores the disastrous romance between the vivacious socialite and her working class lover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a two-year torrid and forbidden relationship with L'Angelier, continuing against her parents' wishes, the situation changes dramatically when William Minnoch enters the scene. Minnoch is handsome, rich, and of her social class. Everything L'Angelier is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsane jealous rages and threats of blackmail are suddenly silenced by an untimely death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in British English, in the creative nonfiction style, this Scottish Noir will be enjoyed by those who enjoy Victorian murder mysteries, unsolved crimes, or fictionalised accounts of true crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee the author's bestselling debut novel, \"Who Killed Little Johnny Gill?\" - another Victorian whodunit based on a real crime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drama Llama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060541505776,"sku":"9788894122855","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9788894122855_p0.jpg?v=1763781172","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9788894122855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}