Suspicions of Mr Whicher

Kate Summerscale

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Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING

Publication Date : 07/04/2008

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

The fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case, and the notorious detective who solved it. In 1860, Jonathan Whicher, the celebrated detective, arrived at Road Hill in Somerset to investigate a horrifying murder. Savill Kent, the 3 year old son of a factory inspector, had been decapitated and thrust down an outside privy. The blueprint for "The Moonstone" and Conan Doyle's Holmes, the murder and the detective shocked and appalled the Victorians. 'A subtle biography of a complex subject' "The Independent"

Publisher's description:

In 1860, the Kent family wakes to a horrific discovery: an unimaginably gruesome murder has taken place in their home. The household reverberates with shock, not least because the guilty party is surely still among them. Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard, faces an unenviable task: to solve a case in which the grieving family are the suspects.

ISBN: 9780747582151