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    The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House (Paperback) By (author) Kate Summerscale

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    Short Description for The Suspicions of Mr. WhicherThe fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it
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  • roberta5

    roberta delaney Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a mixture of a who-dunnit novel and a history lesson in early forensics and investigative procedures. I will also be looking to now read Wilkie Collins, Edgar Allen Poe, etc as a result of her references. by roberta delaney

  • Another Victorian Must Have4

    Peter Jones Both the reviews above certainly do justice to the book. Yes the book is a bit of a flog simply due to the mammoth detail uncovered by the author. I disagree with the view (review 2) some could have been omitted.

    For a serious fan of Victorian Crime the book really is a must have. In this day & age DNA would have solved the case without doubt.
    Not knowing anything of the case prior I admit to being stunned by the last segments and this added to the overall enjoyment.
    Not a book to be read through "non stop" as the other reviewers correctly state. The amount of data is best taken in bite sized lumps. My reading took over 3 weeks but the end result was well worth the tolerance of the slightly stodgy style.

    I am certailnly pleased to have this in my collection.

    Peter Jones Melbourne August 2010 by Peter Jones

  • Well researched but...3

    R.D-Diaz It's a case of whodunit? I could understand why this book had
    received so much praise and recognition most probably for the amount of research that the author had put into the making of this book.

    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher is a meticulously researched investigation into a notorious murder case. Although it happened by some 150 years ago I can't help but compare the reaction from the media of the time and at present which would accompany a similar crime today.

    Tabloid hysteria is not a modern day phenomenon. I'm nonplussed by how the suspect could get away with such gruesome crime after killing her step brother by just serving a lengthy jail term and later went on to lead a productive life on her release, including working with leprosy sufferers. An example of someone turning over a new leaf? Or as the book hints - an example of someone taking more than her fair share of the blame in order to protect a loved one?

    There are many fascinating things about the case, and the book is gripping from the start, although it gets a bit bogged down in detail at times. It took me awhile to finish this book for just when things start to get exciting the author tend to sway from the case and squeeze in factual details or issues that were remotely not related to the case, somehow you'll be tempted to dart through some paragraphs or pages due to this.

    Thought provoking, recommend to patient readers but not a book I'm interested in keeping or reading it again. by R.D-Diaz

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    The Suspicions of Mr Whicher5

    Penny Cunningham This was a very interesting book in that it was a true story. It started well enough telling you the bare bones of the plot which I must say was very good, but there was a lot in the book the really did not need to be there! Ms Summerscale has obviously done a lot of research into the case. However she included information that only touched breifly on the story being told. The story was about a murder that had taken place in Road Hill House on the 29th June 1860, The murder could only have been carried out by someone INSIDE the house that night! You were told about all the clues and the story is about detective Whicher a prominent "thief-taker" of the victorian times, who was assigned the case. It gave all the clues and a lot of comments from well read newspapers of the time. It was quite an enjoyable read but would have benefited from a little less irrelevant information. by Penny Cunningham

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