Introduction -- Prologue: Reopening the case -- Beach town -- Easter and after -- A craze for this sort of thing -- Will you let me have that letter -- A case of handwriting -- Circumstances grave and unusual -- Keeping observation -- The perfect witness -- Bad language -- It is not my verdict -- Epilogue: Brought to book -- Conclusion
Summary
Littlehampton in the 1920s was menaced by a bizarre poison-pen case, which required the attention of a leading Metropolitan Police detective, and resulted in four criminal trials before the real culprit was finally punished. The Littlehampton Libels untangles this mystery story, exploring the inner lives of an English working-class community
