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THE GREATEST CRIMINAL THAT EVER LIVED

By Montagu Williams

THE GREATEST CRIMINAL THAT EVER LIVED

By Montagu Williams

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THE GREATEST CRIMINAL THAT EVER LIVED: A Barrister's DefenceVictorian London, 1862. When respected barrister Montagu Williams takes on the defence of Catherine Wilson-a nurse accused of murdering her elderly patients with poison-he expects a difficult case. What he doesn't expect is to defend what the judge will privately call "the greatest criminal that ever lived."As Williams investigates, a chilling pattern emerges: seven or eight suspicious deaths, convenient bequests, symptoms that mimic natural disease. Wilson presents herself as a respectable nurse, wrongly accused. But behind her composed facade, Williams glimpses something terrifying-a complete absence of conscience, a predator who weaponized trust itself.Bound by duty to provide vigorous defence even for clients he believes are guilty, Williams must argue for the life of a woman he suspects is a serial killer. The case will define his career, challenge everything he believes about justice, and force him to witness the last public execution of a woman in London-before a crowd of 20,000.Based on the true case of Victorian England's "nurse poisoner," this is a meditation on duty, evil, and the terrible burden of defending the indefensible.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
444
Release Date:
2025-12-02
Publication Date:
2025-12-02
Publisher:
SilverBack
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798232054502
Weight:
622 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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