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- ISBN 9781529065589
- Weight: 272g
- Dimensions: 130 x 200mm
- Publication Date: 26 Mar 2026
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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‘I couldn’t stop reading it . . . a classic of true crime’ – Lissa Evans, author of Small Bomb at Dimperley
‘A fascinating true crime case study . . . deeply moving’ – The Times
A gripping, explosive murder mystery by acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton.
In April 1929, the body of British artist Olive Branson was found submerged in a water tank outside her farmhouse in a picturesque Provence village. Dressed only in a pink shirt and stockings, she had a bullet hole between her eyes and a revolver by her side.
Was it suicide – or murder?
The initial investigation concluded suicide, but under pressure from Olive’s family to conduct a murder enquiry, city detective Alexandre Guibbal was brought in to reopen the case.
Examining never-before-seen evidence, acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton builds a vivid and absorbing picture of an unconventional life and a violent death, and an investigation that shines a bright light on a village simmering with resentments and dangerous rivalries . . .
