![]() Here are three new books by authors who have dusted off yellowing court files and scoured newspaper coverage in an effort to nail overlooked suspects and crack long-forgotten cold cases. But for writers of true crime, the ultimate challenge is to produce a whodunit about an unsolved crime or a wrongful conviction that reveals who really-or likely-did it. They know the killer’s identity before they begin and can rework the plot as they write if a better suspect comes to mind. There were too many loose ends, too many lingering doubts, to state with certainty that justice was done.Īuthors of murder mysteries have it easy-well, easier, at least. But Arthur Conan Doyle was one of many who suspected an innocent man was sent to the gallows and the real killer had escaped. James Mullins, a man who did odd jobs for Emsley, was convicted of the murder. There was no sign of forced entry, her backyard could only be accessed through neighboring houses, and no one was seen emerging from the front door. ![]() Her skull had been crushed and a bloody boot print was the only clue to her assailant. The body of Mary Emsley, a wealthy seventy-year-old widow, was found in her East End London home in 1860. It was the real-life equivalent of a locked-room mystery.
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