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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

or The Murder at Road Hill House
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On a summer's morning in 1860, the Kent family in Wiltshire discover their youngest son has been brutally murdered. Detective Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard is called to unravel the mystery, with the grieving family themselves under suspicion. This Victorian whodunnit reveals the hidden tensions and secrets lurking behind the facade of a respectable household.
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WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK

'A classic' John le Carré

'Nothing less than a masterpiece' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday

'Absolutely riveting' Sarah Waters, Guardian

'Terrific' Ian Rankin

'A triumph' Observer

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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526612649

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 October 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Illustration: 1x8pp mono + 1x8pp colour

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 308g

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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