Peter Moore is a writer, journalist and tutor in creative writing at the University of Oxford. He is the author of five works of history, including the Sunday Times bestsellers The Weather Experiment and Endeavour. His latest book is A Dangerous Game, a new biography of Thomas Cochrane.

"Written in the vein of Kate Summerscale's The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher, Moore's story is in many ways more compelling" Herald "Squire Haggard meets Midsomer Murders" Waterstones.com "A nail-biter" Daily Mail "A terrific read. First class research, beautifully written, a true thriller about an extraordinary story" -- Edwina Currie "The clever thing is how deftly Peter Moore tells his story. At the time, the murders were a sensation so there are plenty of historical documents, but he has arranged the details in a way that shows a very canny eye for story-telling" -- Nicholas Lezard Guardian

Peter Moore is a writer, journalist and tutor in creative writing at the University of Oxford. He is the author of five works of history, including the Sunday Times bestsellers The Weather Experiment and Endeavour. His latest book is A Dangerous Game, a new biography of Thomas Cochrane.

"Written in the vein of Kate Summerscale's The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher, Moore's story is in many ways more compelling" Herald "Squire Haggard meets Midsomer Murders" Waterstones.com "A nail-biter" Daily Mail "A terrific read. First class research, beautifully written, a true thriller about an extraordinary story" -- Edwina Currie "The clever thing is how deftly Peter Moore tells his story. At the time, the murders were a sensation so there are plenty of historical documents, but he has arranged the details in a way that shows a very canny eye for story-telling" -- Nicholas Lezard Guardian