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They Hanged My Saintly Billy
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About the BookGraves recounts the life of William Palmer: surgeon, racehorse owner, a confessed forger who got girls into trouble, doped horses, robbed a few people . . . but was he a poisoner? Based on an actual trial that took place in 1856, this novel is told through interviews with Palmer's friends and enemies. This book has humor, social significance and passion. Reviews"A must for true-crime addicts."––Kirkus Reviews ". . . one of the most fascinating historical chronicles I have read."––New York Times |
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