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Story of a Murder

The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen

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Story of a Murder

By: Hallie Rubenhold
Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
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This is the story of a murder, not a murderer . . .

In this epic examination of one of the most infamous murders of the twentieth century, bestselling author of The Five, Hallie Rubenhold, gives voice to those who were never properly heard—the women.

On February 1, 1910, the vivacious, diamond-adorned music hall performer Belle Elmore suddenly vanished from her home, causing alarm among her friends, the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies’ Guild. Their demands for an investigation would lead to the unearthing of a gruesome secret and trigger a fevered international manhunt for Belle’s husband, medical fraudster Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen.

Ethel Le Neve, Crippen’s typist and lover, who fled with Crippen in disguise, has always hidden in the shadows of this tale—was she really just "an innocent young girl" in thrall to a powerful older man? And was there an equally sinister story behind the death of Crippen’s first wife, Charlotte?

Brimming with twists and featuring a carnival cast of eccentric entertainers, star lawyers, zealous detectives, medics and liars, STORY OF A MURDER offers an electrifying snapshot of Britain and America at the dawn of the modern era.

©2025 Hallie Rubenhold (P)2025 Penguin Audio
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"Thoroughly footnoted with a robust bibliography, Story of a Murder is another model of what literary “true” crime ought to be: a refreshing read appealing even to those who don’t care for “true” crime and a guide for any writer contemplating a project in vintage murder."LA Daily Mirror

“Painstaking research, married to a novelist's instinct for storytelling, make each new book by Hallie Rubenhold a gripping and educational adventure. Story of a Murder takes us beyond the infamous Dr Crippen to the lives impacted by him, the society in which he moved, and the public's appetite to be shocked and scandalized. Terrific.”—Ian Rankin, #1 New York Times and international bestselling author

"Nothing but praise for Rubenhold’s exhaustive research and arresting story line. I couldn’t put it down."—Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

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A bit too verbose

But really good point about not allowing the destroyers to tell their victim's stories. Look at how modern day American fascists are erasing the representation of black, Hispanic, Asian, LGBTQ, women's faces from the books, documents and culture of this once representative country.

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Rex Manning?

I loved every moment of it. Until Rex Manning. I'm hung up there, so close to the important and well-earned end. Can't get past him.

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