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Title: Mr Briggs' Hat: A Sensational Account of Britain's First Railway Murder

Author: Kate Colquhoun

Price: $8.00

ISBN: 9781847443700

Publisher: Little, Brown

This edition published: 2011

Paperback or Hardcover: Paperback

Condition: Fairly good condition

Mr Briggs' Hat: A Sensational Account of Britain's First Railway Murder

$8.00Price
  • On 9 July 1864, businessman Thomas Briggs walked into carriage 69 on the 9.45 Hackney-bound train.

    A few minutes later, two bank clerks entered the carriage - but as they sat down, one of them noticed blood pooled in the seat cushions and smeared on the walls.

    But there was no sign of Thomas Briggs.

    The only things left in the carriage were his walking stick, his bag - and a hat that, strangely, did not belong to Mr Briggs . . .

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