The murder of Nellie Duffy - Stephanie Bennett

The murder of Nellie Duffy - housekeeper, governess and one-time mistress of station manager Henry Wilson - was a famous case in its day, making national news for months (indeed it still lives on in the folk memory of the Far North today). In this fascinating new book author Stephanie Bennett recounts the story in compelling detail and presents a convincing case against one hitherto blameless individual.
All the elements of a classic 'whodunnit' are present, an oppressed wife, a villainous, adulterous husband, a promiscuous governess, her long-suffering boyfriend/fiance, a hot and isolated homestead - plus bumbling cops, innocent but terrorised Aboriginal station workers used as scapegoats, a botched trial and a 'Nobody's Guilty' trial verdict.