The gripping, fascinating account of a shocking murder case that sent late Victorian Britain into a frenzy, by the number one bestselling, award-winning author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. On 8 July 1895, 13-year-old Robert Coombes and his brother left their home in east London to watch a cricket match. But when an awful smell arose from their house, the police were called to investigate ... This is the fascinating true story of a murder, and its astonishing aftermath.