![]() ![]() ![]() I’m curious about which aspects of the story might be true but I shan’t say more for fear of spoilers. We are told that the book is ‘based on a true story’ (the real-life murder of a woman called Margaret Graham) but I’ve no idea how close to the truth this book’s storyline stays as it depicts the somewhat arbitrary identification and subsequent conviction of a travelling labourer for the crime. As the story unfolds readers realise the book’s title may have a dual meaning referring both to slain woman Maggie Stuart and the man who becomes the prime suspect in her murder. Starting at the end of 1864 and taking place in fledgling gold-mining town of Daylesford, THE UNFORTUNATE VICTIM tells the story of the brutal murder of a newly married young woman and the attempts to catch her killer. ![]()
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