Love and other poisons / Lesley McDowell.

McDowell, Lesley, author

London : Wildfire, 2025.

368 pages ; 24 cm

1857, Glasgow. A young socialite named Madeleine Smith stands accused of murdering her lover. Thousands wait outside the court to hear the result. The scandalous nature of the affair, detailed explicitly in letters published in newspapers across the world, has made her case a worldwide sensation. But when the jury find themselves unable to decide whether she is guilty, Madeleine is freed. 1927, New York. Harry Townsend, a Hollywood film scout believes he has found the woman once known as Madeleine Smith. He wants to tell her story on film. Since her trial she has lived under many names. Until suddenly, in 1890, when she disappeared off the face of the earth. Could this quiet, secretive widow of an Irish labourer be the same Madeleine Smith who once stood trial for murder and escaped? She has one last secret to reveal.

9781035411696 (hbk)

823.92
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PR6113.C3

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English

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