Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen

In this examination of one of the most infamous murders of the twentieth century, author Hallie Rubenhold gives voice to those who were never properly heard- the women.

Hallie Rubenhold is a bestselling author and Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize-winning social historian whose expertise lies in revealing stories of previously unknown women and episodes in history. As well as The Covent Garden Ladies, Rubenhold’s works of nonfiction include the award-winning and national bestselling The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper and Lady Worsley’s Whim, dramatized by the BBC as ＂The Scandalous Lady W.＂ Her latest work of nonfiction, Story of a Murder, the story of the disappeared wives and partner of Dr. Crippen, is due to be published in 2025. She has also written two acclaimed novels, Mistress of My Fate and The French Lesson, which are feminist homages to the literary tropes of the eighteenth century. She lives in London with her husband. Meet her @HallieRubenhold.