Murray Hall
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He kept his secret for a lifetime. Now the truth will rock New York. Itis 1901, and Dr Gallagher has just pronounced Murray Hall dead. New Yorkpolitico, gambler, womaniser - Hall is all these things, but when the pressbreak the news of his death to the world, they reveal a side to his identityhe never wanted known, a secret no one could have guessed. One journalist isdetermined to uncover the truth of Hall's past, but his search leads him downwinding alleys of fact and fiction. From humble beginnings in Glasgow'stenements to a life spent rubbing up against New York's political elite,Murray…mehr

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He kept his secret for a lifetime. Now the truth will rock New York. Itis 1901, and Dr Gallagher has just pronounced Murray Hall dead. New Yorkpolitico, gambler, womaniser - Hall is all these things, but when the pressbreak the news of his death to the world, they reveal a side to his identityhe never wanted known, a secret no one could have guessed. One journalist isdetermined to uncover the truth of Hall's past, but his search leads him downwinding alleys of fact and fiction. From humble beginnings in Glasgow'stenements to a life spent rubbing up against New York's political elite,Murray Hall is the definition of a self-made man. But the higher his statusrises, the higher the stakes become. Inspired by a true story, Murray Hallunearths a queer past erased by history, finally bringing all the puzzlepieces together to discover the secret of this extraordinary, ordinary man,which shocked New York, America and the world.
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Milo Allan is a pseudonym for a collaboration between Milo Clenshaw and Vicky Allan. Milo Clenshaw is a writer, producer and curator based in the Scottish Borders. Born in London and grew up in Edinburgh before moving south to complete an undergraduate degree in Film and English at the University of Bristol, and then to Glasgow in 2020 for a Masters in Film Curation. Now working in the Borders town of Hawick for the charity Alchemy Film & Arts, the home of the UK's festival of experimental film, and as a freelance film curator. Vicky Allan is the environment correspondent for the Herald newspaper and has written many books about wild swimming, including the popular Taking the Plunge and The Art of Wild Swimming guides, working with the photographer Anna Deacon. She enjoys collaborative projects, and this is her first adventure in collaborative fiction. Her other books include a collection of personal stories about the menopause, created with Kaye Adams, and a creepy novel, Stray, about a cat. Vicky is married, has two teenage sons and a cat, and lives in Edinburgh.