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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
The fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it
Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger and the Independent Booksellers' Book Prize For fans of Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins and Agatha ChristieRights on Whicher have been sold in Spain (Lumen), Germany (Berlin Verlag), France (Bourgois), Italy (Einaudi) and USA (Walker)
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WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK _______________
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK _______________
'A remarkable achievement' - Sunday Times
'A classic, to my mind, of the finest documentary writing' - John le Carré
'Absolutely riveting' - Sarah Waters, Guardian
_______________On a summer’s morning in 1860, the Kent family awakes in their elegant Wiltshire home to a terrible discovery; their youngest son has been brutally murdered. When celebrated detective Jack Whicher is summoned from Scotland Yard, he faces the unenviable task of identifying the killer – when the grieving family are the suspects.
The original Victorian whodunnit, the murder and its investigation provoked national hysteria at the thought of what might be festering behind the locked doors of respectable homes – scheming servants, rebellious children, insanity, jealousy, loneliness and loathing.
_______________'Nothing less than a masterpiece' - Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday
'Terrific' - Ian Rankin
'A triumph' - Observer
'Gripping, unputdownable' - Sunday Telegraph
'A terrific read in the Wilkie Collins tradition' - Susan Hill
'The best whodunnit of the year - and it's all true ... Agatha Christie, eat your heart out' - Sebastian Shakespeare, Tatler
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale is praised for its lucid and respectful writing, hailed as a classic in documentary writing. It provides a riveting analysis of a true British murder case from 1860, featuring one of the earliest Scotland Yard detectives. The book is regarded as a masterpiece and among the most satisfying reads in crime literature, offering a sparse, melancholy yet beautifully written account.
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ISBN: 9780747596486
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 January 2009
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 304g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Kate Summerscale is the author of the number one bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, the Galaxy British Book of the Year Award, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and adapted into a major ITV drama. Her first book, the bestselling The Queen of Whale Cay, won a Somerset Maugham award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread biography award. Her third book, Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Kate Summerscale was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2010. She lives in London. katesummerscale.com
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