Mr Briggs' Hat: A Sensational Account of Britain's First Railway Murder (Unabridged) Audio Book

Written By: Kate Colquhoun Publisher: Audible Studios Audio Length: 9 hour 37 min Narrator: John Telfer Release Date: 19-AUG-11 Format: Unabridged   Download For Free     Regular Price £18.49

In July 1864, Thomas Briggs was travelling home after visiting his niece and her husband for dinner. He entered a First Class carriage on the 9.45pm Hackney service of the North London railway. At Hackney, two bank clerks entered the carriage and discovered blood in the seat cushions; also on the floor, windows and sides of the carriage. A bloodstained hat was found on the seat along with a broken link from a watch chain.

The race to identify the killer and catch him as he flees on a boat to America was eagerly followed by citizens both sides of the Atlantic.

Kate Colquhoun tells a gripping tale of a crime that shocked the nation.