Historical crime

Fragments of Truth

A Victorian Confessional Mystery

Not all truths are spoken. Some are pieced together.

Setting: Victorian
Author: John Lawless
Editions: Paperback and EPUB e-book
Status: Published

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In nineteenth-century Bradford, the truth rarely arrives in one unbroken account. Witnesses remember differently; some details are forgotten, while others remain deliberately out of sight.

As conflicting evidence unsettles an apparently clear picture, Fragments of Truth explores memory, testimony and the uneasy distance between discovering the truth and constructing a convincing account.

Historical background

The industrial landscape of Victorian Bradford frames a story of evidence, belief and justice.

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Evidence, memory and historical fiction

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