The trial of Miriam Cromer took place at the height of the London season. It was rare to see so beautiful and elegant a woman brought to justice for so grisly a crime; and indeed, the salacious overtones of the case fascinated the public. The hangman himself plotted to sell the murderess' clothes to Madame Tussaud's Exhibition of Waxworks, where the effigies of infamous criminals were displayed. Shortly before the day of the execution, however, the police receive a photograph that casts doubt on Mrs Cromer's confession. Even as the hangman prepares the noose, Detective Sergeant Cribb sets out to discover what really happened.
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The trial of Miriam Cromer took place at the height of the London season. It was rare to see so beautiful and elegant a woman brought to justice for so grisly a crime; and indeed, the salacious overtones of the case fascinated the public. The hangman himself plotted to sell the murderess' clothes to Madame Tussaud's Exhibition of Waxworks, where the effigies of infamous criminals were displayed. Shortly before the day of the execution, however, the police receive a photograph that casts doubt on Mrs Cromer's confession. Even as the hangman prepares the noose, Detective Sergeant Cribb sets out to discover what really happened.