James Leasor cleverly reconstructs events surrounding a brutal and unusual murder. It is 1943 and Sir Harry Oakes lies horrifically murdered at his Bahamian mansion. Although a self-made multi-millionaire, Sir Harry is an unlikely victim there are no suggestions of jealousy or passion. Why did the Duke of Windsor, then Governor of the Bahamas call in the Miami police rather than Scotland Yard? Leasor makes the daring suggestion that Sir Harry Oakes murder, the burning of the liner Normandie in New York Harbour in 1942 and ...
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James Leasor cleverly reconstructs events surrounding a brutal and unusual murder. It is 1943 and Sir Harry Oakes lies horrifically murdered at his Bahamian mansion. Although a self-made multi-millionaire, Sir Harry is an unlikely victim there are no suggestions of jealousy or passion. Why did the Duke of Windsor, then Governor of the Bahamas call in the Miami police rather than Scotland Yard? Leasor makes the daring suggestion that Sir Harry Oakes murder, the burning of the liner Normandie in New York Harbour in 1942 and the Allied landings in Sicily are all somehow connected. 'The story has all the right ingredients - rich occupants of a West Indian tax haven, corruption, drugs, the Mafia, and a weak character as governor.' Daily Mail
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Good in Fair jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, gift note on endpaper else good in fair (chipped and torn at top) aqua pictorial dj. First Edition, first printing. 8 pages of photographs. 248 pages. a biography of Sir Harry Oakes and a look at his brutal murder and the aftermath of in Nassau, Bahamas in July 1943, a murder that remains unsolved to this day.
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Fine Condition in Good jacket. Dust Jacket w/ minor tears, spine a bit sunned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: True Crime; ISBN: 0395346398. ISBN/EAN: 9780395346396. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 22061.
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This is the story of a very rich man who had ideals that were his and his alone. He tried to save a his beloved island from becoming a gambling empire. His son-in-law was accused but acquitted of his brutal murder. This is an interesting read that will leave the reader wondering "Who Killed Sir Harry Oakes?"
