Mr Briggs' Hat: A Sensational Account of Britain's First Railway Murder - Tapa dura

'Deploying her skill as a historian, Colquhoun turns a single curious murder case into a fascinatingly quirky portrait of the underside of mid-Victorian London. I found it unputdownable' --Daily Telegraph

'(A) thrilling book, which reads at times like a good Victorian novel... an utterly compelling did-he-do-it' --Sunday Times

'An enthralling account of a real life mystery... Her well-told tale would stand up in court - unlike much of the evidence in the case' --Independent

`Kate Colquhoun is a fine, robust writer who makes the most of its every twist and turn' --Mail on Sunday

'The re-telling of this true story pits justice against baying-for-blood hysteria in a sensationally episodic tale that is every bit as compelling as it must have been when it happened'
--Easy Living