The Last Gifts to the Dead
A Dr Jack Cuthbert Mystery
by Allan Gaw
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Set in London in 1932 and, to a lesser extent, Liège in 1914, this focuses on the re-examination by pathologist and detective of a conviction of one twin for the murder of another... Clearly an impressive series
The Critic
About the Book
The scales of justice are easily tipped . . .
London, 1932.
A brutal murder, a complex forensic investigation and a safe conviction - or so everyone thinks until D.C.I Mowbray hears the condemned man's last words. Now he needs Dr Jack Cuthbert to re-examine the case and prove that they have not been responsible for a tragic miscarriage of justice.
But with no new evidence and both the victim and the killer in their graves, where can the pathologist begin? Might the unthinkable be true - have they hanged the wrong man?
As Cuthbert struggles to find the proof, the case is also having a profound effect on his housekeeper, Madame Smith. Unbeknownst to him, a terrible secret from her own past in war-torn Liège has come back to haunt her.
The Author
Allan Gaw
Allan Gaw studied medicine at Glasgow University and trained as a pathologist. Having worked in the NHS and universities in the UK and the US, he took early retirement and now devotes his time to writing. His published non-fiction works include medical textbooks and magazine articles on topics as diverse as the thalidomide story, the medical challenges of space travel and the medico-legal consequences of the Hillsborough disaster.
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