{"product_id":"so-great-a-crime-paperback","title":"So Great a Crime - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Gooderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell-loved national hero, or predatory paedophile? \u003ci\u003eSo Great a Crime\u003c\/i\u003e tells the true story of \"Fighting Mac\" - Sir Hector MacDonald - who rose from humble beginnings as a crofter's son through the ranks of the British Army to become a knight of the realm, hero of the Battle of Omdurman and Queen Victoria's favourite general. His active soldiering days over, he was appointed General Officer Commanding in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), but soon finds himself in conflict with the high born elite who run the colony. Allegations of liaisons with young boys surface and MacDonald is forced to return home. Rather than face acourt martial, he shoots himself in a Paris hotel. But was he guilty? Or was he the victim of a plot fabricated by an English Establishment, motivated by jealousy and snobbery, at a Gaelic-speaking upstart who got above himself? A fascinating journey into an unsolved historical mystery...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaywright and director David Gooderson is also an actor best known for his television work, which includes Davros in \u003ci\u003eDr. Who\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing includes \u003ci\u003eThe Killing of Mr. Toad\u003c\/i\u003e, four plays broadcast on Radio 4, and five plays for children all produced at Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219928924409,"sku":"9781849433976","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/uah4691SCh9781849433976.webp?v=1768170570","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/so-great-a-crime-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}