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- Format: Hardcover Learn more about the Hardcover format using Tower WIKI.
- Number of Pages: 272
- ISBN: 0802715354
- WAPI (Tower ID): 111362653
- Release Date: April 15, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #79327 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #2246 in Biography & Autobiography (See Top 100 Biography & Autobiography Bestsellers)
- #512 in General (See Top 100 General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher" by Kate Summerscale to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher"Browse more products related to "Kate Summerscale"Review"Whicher is a fascinating hero, and readers will delight in following every lurid twist and turn in his investigation." (starred review) "Summerscale...[cracks] open not only the allure of the detective as a fictional diviner of guilt and innocence, but also the curious details and ugly truths about everyday Victorian life concealed behind the most respectable facades." Publisher's noteTraces the 1860 murder of a young child whose death launched a national obsession with detection throughout England, nearly destroyed the career of a top Scotland Yard investigator, and inspired the birth of modern detective fiction. AnnotationA wonderfully grisly and pathological tale of murder and sleuthing set in Victorian England, THE SUSPICIONS OF MR. WHICHER is all the more compelling because the story is true. Called to the country from Scotland Yard to investigate the murder of a three-year-old child, hotshot detective Jonathan Whicher becomes convinced that he has solved the case, but cannot come up with any evidence to support his claim. Embarrassed, weary, and defeated, he returns to London, his mind and career in tatters. But five years later the killer suddenly confesses, resulting in a scandalous and morbid trial. Kate Summerscale has done a fine job of balancing the remarkable facts of the case, the narrative flow of the book, and the larger-than-life characters who populate her slice of history. If You Enjoy "The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher (Hardcover)" by Kate Summerscale (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! General Bestsellers
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