The ship of seven murders
Subtitle: a true story of madness & murder
By: Alannah Hopkin with Kathy Bunney
Contributors: Bunney, Kathy
Publisher: Collins; Brand: The Collins Press; Collins Pr
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cork
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781848890367
Subjects: Trials, litigation; Trials (Murder); Mass murder; Sailors; Mary Russell (Brig); Crimes against; History
Description: This title tells the story of chilling murder on the high seas. It explores how on 25th June, 1828, the Mary Russell sailed into Cork Harbour from the West Indies. Seven crew members lay in the main salon, brutally and inexplicably murdered by the captain.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-230) and index.