Moss Rose

by Joseph Shearing, Marjorie Bowen

Marjorie Bowen (pseudonym of Mrs Gabrielle Margaret Campbell, (1885-1952) was a British author who wrote historical romances, supernatural horror stories, popular history and biography. Her total output numbers over 150 volumes with the bulk of her work under the 'Bowen' pseudonym. She also wrote under the names Joseph Shearing, George R. Preedy, John Winch, Robert Paye and Margaret Campbell. As Joseph Shearing, she wrote several sinister gothic romances full of terror and mystery. Several of her books were adapted as films.

204 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1934

About the author

Pseudonym for English author Gabrielle Margaret Vere Campbell (1886-1952), who also wrote as George Preedy, Margaret Campbell and Marjorie Bowen.
She was born in Hampshire and married Zefferino Constanzo in 1912 and Arthur L Long in 1917.

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[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5⭐


Moss Rose is a 1934 mystery by Marjorie Bowen, written under her pen name of Joseph Shearing. It is based on the unsolved true crime murder, which was never solved of Harriet Buswell, a prostitute often known by her professional name “Clara Burton,” who was found dead in her bed at the lodging house in which she was residing at 12, Great Coram Street in 1872. The murder became known as "The Great Coram Street Mystery".


A Dr. Gottfried Hessel was arrested for the murder; he was acquitted, but Bowen in her tale finds him guilty and weaves a romance which goes far beyond fact. The title refers to Moss Rose, a flowering plant.

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This book was adapted to the screen in 1947.