A Different Class of Murder, by Laura Thompson
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On November 7, 1974, a nanny named Sandra Rivett was bludgeoned to death in a Belgravia basement. A second woman, Veronica, Countess of Lucan, was also attacked. The man named in court as perpetrator of these crimes, Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, disappeared in the early hours of the following morning. The case, solved in the eyes of the law, has retained its fascination ever since. Laura Thompson, acclaimed biographer of Agatha Christie, narrates the story that led up to that cataclysmic event, and draws on her considerable forensic skills to re-examine the possible truths behind one of postwar Britain’s most notorious murders. This book is a portrait of an era, of an extraordinary cast of characters, of a mystery, of a modern myth. Part social history, part detective story, it tells in masterly style of a case that has retained its fascination for decades.
A Different Class of Murder, by Laura Thompson- Amazon Sales Rank: #894331 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 5.16" h x 1.22" w x 7.76" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 432 pages
Review "Gripping . . . an exceptionally thorough examination." —Mail on Sunday
About the Author Laura Thompson is the author of Somerset Maugham Award-winning The Dogs: A Personal History of Greyhound Racing, and Agatha Christie: An English Mystery.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Unlucky in Murder By MJS Most true crime buffs know the story of Lord Lucan and the nanny. The aristocratic gambler tried to drive his wife insane then decided to simply kill his wife but botched the job killing the nanny by mistake. "Lucky" Lucan then went on the run, aided by his wicked friends from the Clermont Club. That, as author Laura Thompson would say, is the myth. It's a myth that has powered countless books, fiction and non-fiction, as well as many a journalistic boondoggle to track down the latest Lucan siting.In A Different Class of Murder Laura Thompson thoroughly, convincingly and most of all entertainingly dismantles the myth. She starts out by ruminating on "domestic murders" - oh life would be perfect if it just weren't for my spouse/ex/family-member - and questions why the Lucan case was treated as an example of Aristocrats Behaving Badly instead of as a domestic murder. To explore this Thompson revisits not only the case and the cast of characters but the economic and social climate of England in the 1970s.I've read three books on the Lucan case, the most recent being John Pearson's fabulous The Gamblers, and thought the whole business was open and shut. Thompson proved me wrong. Simply by presenting the facts and questioning assumptions she makes clear that the case against Lucan was driven by class prejudice. She presents a different, more complete, picture of John Bingham (Lord Lucan) and the man she reveals bears little resemblance to the myth.Whether Lucan killed Sandra Rivett or not can probably never be proven or disproven. The investigation appears to have been a slap dash affair with the police relying a bit too much on estranged-wife, title-lover, perma-victim, and mental patient Veronica Lucan. The police viewed Veronica as a plucky gal who rebelled against the restrictions of Lucan's aristocratic milieu. Based on the quotes Thompson provides the lady, well, the Countess, likes her title. She's also still a bit fixated on old Lucky. Check out her "official" website if you don't believe me.This is a fascinating, highly entertaining book. A must read for any true crime fan and anyone interested in 70s Britain. (I recommend When the Lights Went Out by Andy Beckett as a companion piece to any reader not familiar with the events of 70s Britain.) Based on this book I'm ordering Laura Thompson's biographies of Agatha Christie and Nancy Mitford - this is a writer to watch.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. TOO LONG By They I was really looking forward to this book since I was living in England when this happened and have avidly followed events since. What a disappointment. Others have said it well: ponderous, repetitive, disorganized . . . Some interesting information is buried within but, at times, it confused even me.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Different Class of Murder By S Riaz This book takes an in depth look at the mysterious disappearance of Lord Lucan in 1974 after the murder of his children’s nanny, Sandra Rivett, and an attack on his estranged wife, Veronica. The events surrounding the murder are shocking and make riveting reading, but this book sometimes suffers from a rather confused and muddled account of the facts. The beginning of the book is a rather incoherent and rambling list of virtually all aristocrats convicted of murder, especially if they are linked to Lord Lucan’s ancestors. You are left with the definite impression that not only the aristocracy, but Lucan himself, got away with murder because of his background - but by the 1970’s attitudes have changed and having a title actually worked against Lord Lucan with the press and the public.Despite the author initially painting Lucan in the blackest possible terms, real life is rarely so clear cut and, indeed, as the book progresses the sad story unfolds. Lucan was privileged, wealthy and was a man who certainly felt entitled to the good life. He had the best education and walked into a lucrative position with a merchant bank, only to give everything up to – bizarrely - become a professional gambler. His marriage to Veronica Duncan in 1963 seemed to take everyone by surprise. She was disliked by his friends, suffered severe post natal depression after the birth of each of her three children and the couple were plagued with financial worries after Lucan was unable to sustain his gambling losses. What is certain is that Lucan cared deeply, for his children and when he lost custody of them to his wife (with the proviso that a nanny should be in full time residence to help her), he would have done anything to get them back. His financial situation also disintegrated after the custody hearing and he became obsessed with the idea of regaining custody of his children. Whether that was because he feared for their well being, as he suggested, or because of a power struggle between him and his wife is less clear – but he certainly obsessed about the situation to everyone he met, to the point where it became virtually his only topic of conversation.This book takes us through the crime itself, what happened afterwards and assesses the evidence for what really became of Lucan after the murder. Once I had settled into the author’s style I found this a really interesting read, but I felt that the telling of what happened could have been far clearer and was, at times, a rather confused account. There are often too many digressions – research on every crime even slightly relevant to the story (whether real or fictional) are brought in, as though the author cannot bear not to use any research. However, the events are so extraordinary on their own, that you almost cannot believe what you are reading. The whole atmosphere around Lucan and his obsession with gambling is both tragic and sordid. For a man who had everything to spend his days at the Clermont Club; opened in 1962 so that, “gentlemen could ruin themselves as elegantly and suicidally as did their ancestors 300 years ago,” says almost everything. The marriage between Lucan and Veronica was at the centre of events and it was this relationship which makes the most fascinating reading.Public opinion was with Veronica and, of course, for the poor nanny, who so brutally lost her life. It is a fact that Lucan’s friends and family closed ranks – but did they help him to escape? If you are interested in true crime, you will find this a really enthralling read, but a good editor would have improved the style, kept the book on track and perhaps made the account a little more unbiased. I would even go as far as to say that it might be best to avoid the introduction and read that at the end, as it almost put me off reading further and that would have been a shame as it ended up being an interesting, if overly emotive, account of both the events leading up to the crime, the murder itself and the myth surrounding Lord Lucan afterwards.
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