Only Seven Were Hanged

The verdict is in. The sentence is death. And there is no undoing it. In this gripping tale of crime and justice, Stuart Martin takes readers from the investigator's first clue to the judge's final word, and to the gallows beyond. Every step carries a question: what if they got it wrong? Judges and criminals, detectives and the accused: each is caught in a system that holds the power of life and death, and each must live with the choices it demands. As the evidence mounts and the shadow of the noose grows longer, no one leaves the courtroom untouched. A masterclass in suspense, part detective story, part legal thriller, Only Seven Were Hanged asks the questions that have haunted the law for centuries. How certain can we ever be? And what happens when certainty isn't enough? Dark, tense, and impossible to put down. Originally published in 1929, Only Seven Were Hanged is still relevant of crimes, justice, and punishment.