The Truth Behind The Happy Valley Murder
Since Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll, was discovered dead in his car with a bullet through his head just outside Nairobi in 1941, speculation has not ceased as to the culprit and motive for his murder. The authorities seemed satisfied with the highly sensationalised trial of the only suspect, Jock Broughton, the cuckolded husband of Erroll's last lover, Diana. A not-guilty verdict was returned after a baffling display of confusing evidence and clumsy police work.
This book unlocks the mystique surrounding the man, the mystery enveloping his death, and investigates the conflicting gossip and evidence on the case, drawing astonishing conclusions about the true motive for Erroll's murder.
