Overview

The story of one of the vilest murders in Canadian history. One glorious autumn day in 1894, a drifter attacked thirteen-year-old Jessie Keith so violently that people thought Jack the Ripper must be loose in rural Ontario. To solve the crime, the government called in Detective John Wilson Murray, the true-life model for Detective William Murdoch of the popular TV series Murdoch Mysteries. His prime clue was a black valise. The Man with the Black Valise traces the killer’s trajectory through three counties, a route that today connects travellers to poignant reminders of nineteenth-century life. Chief among them stands the statue of the Roman Goddess of Flora, gesturing as though to cast roses onto Jessie’s grave.

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Author:   John Goddard
Publisher:   Dundurn Group Ltd
Imprint:   Dundurn Group Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.418kg
ISBN:  

9781459745360

ISBN 10:   1459745361
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   28 November 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

PART ONE: Death in the Swampy Wood 1. Isabella McLeod’s Black Valise 2. Joseph Hall’s Well 3. A Change of Mood 4. The Swampy Wood 5. Suspicion Focuses on One Man 6. The Burial 7. A Star-Crossed Life 8. Manhunt 9. “I Expected It” 10. A Shower of Silver 11. The Legal Talent 12. The Celebrity Sleuth 13. The Interrogation 14. The Coroner’s Inquest 15. Confessions 16. On Trial for Murder 17. The Insanity Question 18. Ropes and Pulleys 19. Two Autopsies 20. The Healing PART TWO: Chattelle’s Route Then and Now 21. The Goddess of Flowers and Springtime 22 Ailsa Craig: Teenage Hero 23 Lucan: Mass Murder of the Black Donnellys 24 St. Marys: Amédée Chattelle Goes Shopping 25 Fryfogel’s Tavern: Perth County’s First Settler 26 Baden: The Flax Kings 27 Stratford: The Prisoner’s Dock 28 Stratford: The Coroner’s Saddest Inquest 29 Stratford: Death by Fire 30 Stratford: The Rape and Murder of Mary Peake 31 Stratford: Death at Dorothy’s Delicatessen 32 Millbank: Kitchen Table Clairvoyant 33 Listowel: The Jessie Keith Memorial Tour 34 The End of the Line Acknowledgements Bibliography Image Credits Index

Reviews

A tragic and dark story both fascinating and enlightening. Highly recommended. * Maureen Jennings, creator of Murdoch Mysteries *

Author Information

John Goddard is an author, magazine writer, and former Toronto Star reporter. His books include Inside the Museums: Toronto’s Heritage Sites and Their Most Prized Objects and Rock and Roll Toronto, with pop critic Richard Crouse. John lives in Toronto.

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