Murder by Lamplight

A selection of murder mysteries and whodunnit’s A collection of Victorian and Edwardian murder mysteries. Gruesome and thrilling enjoy these fine dramatisations of true events and works of fiction performed by stella casts. The House of Mercy - After her travels in France, Eliza Martins arrives in London and is soon feted as a literary sensation when her novel, The Passion of Therese Bontine, becomes a best-seller. She meets a leading backbench MP, Sir John Garett Stewart, who declares his admiration both for the novel and its author - but a storm is about to break over both their heads. As the parties at Westminster debate the latest electoral reform bill Eliza and Stewart are guilty of secrets that will lead to blackmail and murder. The Haverstock Hill Murder- Renowned Victorian lady detective Dorcas Dene is commissioned by a desperate mother to save her son from the gallows after he is accused of the brutal murder of his wife. The problem is that the victim named her husband as the assailant with her dying breath. Tetherdown- The threat of terrorism - imported and home-grown - hangs in the air. A recession bites. Fresh crimes of violence are reported daily, with Londoners torn between fascination and fear, and the police struggling to retain the confidence of the public. The Shocking Tale of Margaret Seddon- An Edwardian murder story, based on true events. Frederick and Margaret Seddon take the wealthy Mrs Barrow into their home as a lodger. But when she dies, leaving all her money to Fred, suspicions are aroused. Accused of Murder Two Victorian murder mysteries in which there is some doubt as to whether the accused women were guilty of murder. Murder in the Red Barn - Maria Marten is perhaps the most famous of all the Victorian melodramas which filled the popular theatres throughout the country during the latter half of the last century. In this production - recorded at the Town and Country Festival at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, under conditions very similar to those known to the original barn-storming companies.