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  • Lachley blinked for a moment, then recalled Maybrick's request to be placed in a mesmeric trance in order to diagnose his disease and effect a 'mesmeric surgical cure.

    Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

  • For instance, James Maybrick, Jack the Ripper suspect, was an arsenic addict, a fact that led to the almost certainly wrongful conviction of his wife for his murder by arsenic.

    Arsenic Ray Girvan 2005

  • Maybrick, Ghool and Gabbitas, his principal and most urgent creditors, and a conversation with Miriam arising out of arrears of rent and leading on to mutual character sketching, before Mr. Polly could be brought to the necessary pitch of despair to carry out his plans.

    The History of Mr. Polly 2003

  • Haunting, exquisite Rosalind Maybrick, wife of a billionaire owner, one day can't quite decide what it is she wants, and discovers too late that her whole life is transformed ...

    Horse Heaven: Summary and book reviews of Horse Heaven by Jane Smiley. 2000

  • Only Maybrick saw the flicker of murderous wrath cross Lachley's face.

    Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

  • And Maybrick, with his fair skin and light hair and thick gold watch chain, fit other eyewitness descriptions to the last detail.

    Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

  • Maybrick tightened a savage grip around her throat.

    Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

  • To stop him from turning Maybrick over to the police?

    Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

  • Lachley interrupted to give Maybrick the one medication he knew would help-the same drug he gave all his patients before placing them into a mesmeric trance.

    Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

  • Moving her almost gently, Maybrick pressed her back against the stableyard gate.

    Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

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