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A Capital Crime

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An outstanding historical crime thriller based on the true story of the two most controversial murder trials of the 1950s and set against the backdrop of a London still scarred by war.  A Capital Crime is a story of guilt, longing, uncertainty, and grotesque horror.

DI Ted Stratton series:
1. Stratton's War   
2. An Empty Death
3. A Capital Crime

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About A Capital Crime

It is winter, 1950 in a dingy part of London. John Davies confesses to strangling his wife and baby daughter, and for DI Ted Stratton of West End Central, it promises to be a straightforward case. When Davies recants, blaming respectable neighbour Norman Backhouse for the crimes, nobody, including Stratton, sees any reason to believe him.

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