TREASURY OF VICTORIAN MURDER COMPENDIUM HC VOL 02: Including: The Borden Tragedy; The Mystery of Mary Rogers; The Saga of the Bloody Benders; The Case of Madeleine Smith (Treasuries of Murder) - Hardcover

Geary, Rick

 
9781561639076: TREASURY OF VICTORIAN MURDER COMPENDIUM HC VOL 02: Including: The Borden Tragedy; The Mystery of Mary Rogers; The Saga of the Bloody Benders; The Case of Madeleine Smith (Treasuries of Murder)

Synopsis

This handsomely quarter-bound second compendium brings together 400 pages of real murder cases from the Victorian era in five infamous stories! Dig into the double murder via axe of the Bordens and the trial of their daughter Lizzie, the unsolved case of notably beautiful salesgirl Mary Rogers, the robbery-motivated crimes of innkeepers the “Bloody” Benders, the sensational trial of socialite and murderess Madeleine Smith, and the ins and outs of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

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About the Author

Rick Geary is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator. He has worked for Marvel Entertainment Group, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Heavy Metal magazine, and has contributed to National Lampoon and the New York Times Book Review. He lives in Carrizozo, New Mexico.

From the Back Cover

Four hundred pages of real murder cases from the Victorian era! This second handsomely quarter-bound omnibus volume brings together the famous double axe murder by Lizzie Borden, the drowning of the lovely Mary Rogers in New York City's harbor, the Benders who summarily offed their inn customers in the wild west, Madeleine Smith poisoning an inconvenient suitor and the assassination of President Lincoln.

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