The Maul and the Pear Tree - by P D James & T A Critchley (Paperback)

This is a gripping true crime account of a series of vicious murders that took place in 1811 near London's Docks.

The book is written by acclaimed author P.D.

James, who joins forces with historian T.A.

Critchley to recreate the events leading up to and following the Radcliffe Highway murders.

The victims were innocent shopkeepers, along with their families, who were brutally murdered in a sinister neighborhood where pirates were often hanged.

The investigation into these crimes reveals the rudimentary police system of Regency London coping with a major murder investigation and the panic that ensued.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in true crime stories, historical mysteries, or the early days of criminal investigations.