WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION
'I couldn't stop reading it . . . a classic of true crime' - Lissa Evans, author of Small Bomb at Dimperley
'A fascinating true crime case study . . . deeply moving' The Times
A gripping, explosive murder mystery by acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton.
In April 1929, the body of British artist Olive Branson was found submerged in a water tank outside her farmhouse in a picturesque Provence village. Dressed only in a pink shirt and stockings, she had a bullet hole between her eyes and a revolver by her side.
Was it suicide - or murder?
The initial investigation concluded suicide, but under pressure from Olive's family to conduct a murder enquiry, city detective Alexandre Guibbal was brought in to reopen the case.
Examining never-before-seen evidence, acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton builds a vivid and absorbing picture of an unconventional life and a violent death, and an investigation that shines a bright light on a village simmering with resentments and dangerous rivalries . . .
| ISBN: | 9781529065541 |
| Publication date: | 24th April 2025 |
| Author: | Susannah Stapleton |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Primary Genre | Biographies & Autobiographies |
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WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION'I couldn't stop reading it . . . a classic of true crime' - Lissa Evans, author of Small Bomb at Dimperley'A fascinating true crime case study . . . deeply moving' The TimesA gripping, explosive murder mystery by acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton.In April 1929, the body of British artist Olive Branson was found submerged in a water tank outside her farmhouse in a picturesque Provence village. Dressed only in a pink shirt and stockings, she had a bullet hole between her eyes and a revolver by her side.Was it suicide - or murder?The initial investigation concluded suicide, but under pressure from Olive's family to conduct a murder enquiry, city detective Alexandre Guibbal was brought in to reopen the case.Examining never-before-seen evidence, acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton builds a vivid and absorbing picture of an unconventional life and a violent death, and an investigation that shines a bright light on a village simmering with resentments and dangerous rivalries . . .
That Dark Spring features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, History, True crime: serial killers and murderers, Biography: arts and entertainment, European history
Paperback, Hardback. £19.80, down from the £22.00 cover price. In Stock.
That Dark Spring was written by Susannah Stapleton and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
That Dark Spring has 400 pages
£19.80, reduced from £22.00. In Stock.
