{"product_id":"the-massey-murderbooks","title":"The Massey Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Non-Fiction\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Toronto Book Award\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the CAA Lela Common Award for Canadian History\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Heritage Toronto Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the RBC Taylor Prize, the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, the Ottawa Book Award, the Libris Award, the OLA Evergreen Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA scandalous crime, a sensational trial, a surprise verdict—the true story of Carrie Davies, the maid who shot a Massey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February 1915, a member of one of Canada’s wealthiest families was shot and killed on the front porch of his home in Toronto as he was returning from work. Carrie Davies, an 18-year-old domestic servant, quickly confessed. But who was the victim here? Charles “Bert” Massey, a scion of a famous family, or the frightened, perhaps mentally unstable Carrie, a penniless British immigrant? When the brilliant lawyer Hartley Dewart, QC, took on her case, his grudge against the powerful Masseys would fuel a dramatic trial that pitted the old order against the new, wealth and privilege against virtue and honest hard work. Set against a backdrop of the Great War in Europe and the changing faceof a nation, this sensational crime is brought to vivid life for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs in her previous bestselling book, \u003cem\u003eGold Diggers\u003c\/em\u003e—adapted into the \u003cem\u003eDiscovery Television\u003c\/em\u003e miniseries \u003cem\u003eKlondike\u003c\/em\u003e—multi-award-winning historian and biographer Charlotte Gray has created a captivating narrative rich in detail and brimming with larger-than-life personalities, as she shines alight on a central moment in our past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gray, Charlotte","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45756290793696,"sku":"","price":13.8,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_5ecb919e-9816-4317-9f7a-36f032389309.jpg?v=1717779340","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-massey-murderbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}