In 1952, a British establishment figure was murdered in Provence, France, along with his wife and daughter. The case became a cause célèbre in France, resulting in the swift conviction of a local farmer. However, questions about the man's life and death remain unanswered. In this bold new investigation, Stephanie Matthews and Daniel Smith strip away the prejudice and propaganda to reveal a grave miscarriage of justice. They paint a portrait of an enigmatic man who may not have been the innocent holidaymaker he appeared to be and recast one of the twentieth century's most notorious murders in a fascinating and important new light.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 06 June 2024
Publisher: Icon Books

A serious reinvestigation full of revealing background information that sheds additional light on what was then and now remains a shocking crime Paul French,author of Midnight in Peking This riveting,eye-opening investigation of a 70-year-old murder mystery reads like a whodunit ... A true crime must-read Dean Jobb,author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream As much social history as it is gripping true crime Jeremy Craddock,author of The Jigsaw Murders A meticulously researched re-examination Caitlin Davies,author of Private Inquiries: The Secret History of Female Sleuths 1950s France. A British establishment figure. A shocking crime. A miscarriage of justice. The search for truth. In 1952,in a peaceful corner of Provence,a farmer s son stumbled upon a terrible scene. Three bodies: a husband and wife shot dead,their ten-year-old daughter savagely beaten to death. They were all British. So begins one of the most notorious murder cases in French history. Sir Jack Drummond was a senior advisor to the British government,a household name who was respected and admired. His fame made the case a cause célèbre in France and resulted in the swift conviction of a local farmer,but questions about Drummond s life and death remain unanswered. In this bold new investigation,Stephanie Matthews and Daniel Smith strip away the prejudice and propaganda to reveal a grave miscarriage of justice. A light is shone on Drummond s secret life in the shadows of the Cold War,painting a portrait of an enigmatic man who may not have been the innocent holidaymaker he appeared to be,and recasting one of the twentieth century s most notorious murders in a fascinating and important new light.

A Serious Reinvestigation Full of Revealing Background Information That Sheds Additional Light on What Was Then and Now Remains a Shocking Crime

Paul French, author of Midnight in Peking

This riveting, eye-opening investigation of a 70-year-old murder mystery reads like a whodunit...

A true crime must-read

Dean Jobb, author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream

As much social history as it is gripping true crime

Jeremy Craddock, author of The Jigsaw Murders

A meticulously researched re-examination

Caitlin Davies, author of Private Inquiries: The Secret History of Female Sleuths

1950s France. A British Establishment Figure. A Shocking Crime. A Miscarriage of Justice. The Search for Truth.

In 1952, in a peaceful corner of Provence, a farmer's son stumbled upon a terrible scene. Three bodies: a husband and wife shot dead, their ten-year-old daughter savagely beaten to death. They were all British. So begins one of the most notorious murder cases in French history.

Sir Jack Drummond was a senior advisor to the British government, a household name who was respected and admired. His fame made the case a cause célèbre in France and resulted in the swift conviction of a local farmer, but questions about Drummond's life and death remain unanswered.

In this bold new investigation, Stephanie Matthews and Daniel Smith strip away the prejudice and propaganda to reveal a grave miscarriage of justice. A light is shone on Drummond's secret life in the shadows of the Cold War, painting a portrait of an enigmatic man who may not have been the innocent holidaymaker he appeared to be, and recasting one of the twentieth century's most notorious murders in a fascinating and important new light.

Weight: 526g
Dimension: 242 x 164 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781837730582