A Conspiracy of Crowns : Murder in Nassau: Who Really Killed Sir Harry Oakes?
De Marigny, Alfred; Hershkowitz, Mickey.
Place Published: New York, NY, U.S.A.:
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, Incorporated,
Date Published: 1990.
Description: Stated FIRST EDITION, first printing (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).This book is FINE. The dust jacket is in NEAR FINE condition with minor shelf wear. NOT price-clipped and NOT remaindered. 308 pages with 16 pages black and white photos. This books comes with a BRODART archival protective cover. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and other treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor........and other curious people. Dust jacket notes read: "A Conspiracy of Crowns tells the truth for the first time about one of the most sensational murders of the century, a scandal that knocked news of the World War II right off the front pages. And the truth is a shocking revelation of avarice, decadence, and violence among the upper-crust expatriates of European society. Alfred de Marigny, framed fro this heinous crime, now points an accusing finger at his chief persecutor-a man with Nazi sympathies and nefarious financial dealings worth hiding at any cost-the wartime governor of the Bahamas, the Duke of Windsor. Soon after his life as an international financier and playboy brought him to the Bahamas, de Marigny met and married Nancy Oakes, beautiful daughter of wealthy Sir Harry Oakes. When Harry's scorched and bloody body was found in his seaside bedroom, many of the Bahamas' most prominent residents trembled at the thought of what a full investigation in to the crime might reveal. They needed a sacrificial lamb, and Alfred de Marigny was selected for the role, even though the evidence clearly pointed to others who had more reason to want Oakes dead - including the Duke of Windsor. When he was first asked to write a book clearing his name, de Marigny's life was threatened. At last, after the deaths of both the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, he can tell his own spellbinding story."
Edition: First editionBinding: Hard Cover
Condition: Fine in Near Fine dj
ISBN: 0517575078
Book Id: 7929
Price: $21.50
