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In July 1864, Thomas Briggs was traveling home after visiting his niece and her husband for dinner. He boarded a first-class carriage on the 9:45 pm Hackney service of the North London railway. A short time later, two bank clerks entered the compartment and noticed blood pooled in the seat cushions and smeared all over the floor and windows. But there was no sign of Thomas Briggs. All that remained was his ivory-knobbed walking stick, his empty leather...
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"Prawdziwa historia wielkiej pogoni przez ocean, którą śledziły miliony czytelnik̤w gazet na całym świecie latem 1910 roku. Porywająca opowieść o jednym z największych w historii pościgów policyjnych, który zakończył się sukcesem tylko dzięki wynalezionej przez Guglielmo Marconiego telegrafii bezprzewodowej. Rok 1910. Guglielmo Marconi � włoski fizyk, konstruktor i laureat Nagrody Nobla � jest bez reszty opanowany obsesją stworzenia...
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"On Thursday 17 August, 1860, wealthy widow Mary Emsley was found dead in her own home, killed by a blow to the back of her head. What followed was a murder case that gripped the nation. A veritable locked room mystery, there were an abundance of suspects, from disgruntled step children concerned about their inheritance and a spurned admirer repeatedly rejected by the widow, to a trusted employee, former police officer and spy, until he was sent to...