Letter: Martin Beales obituary
Michael O'Sullivan writes: I visited Hay-on-Wye seven or eight years ago in the hope of meeting Martin Beales (obituary, 23 July). Having previously written a short account of the trial and execution of the so-called Hay poisoner for Book and Magazine ...
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Martin Beales obituary
Lawyer and award-winning crime writerFew writers can claim to have immersed themselves so deeply in their subject as the lawyer and prizewinning author Martin Beales, who has died of cancer at the age of 64. His book, Dead Not Buried, which won the Cri...
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