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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective

byKate Summerscale

The New York Times bestselling account of the real-life murder that inspired the birth of modern detective fiction. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher rests its case on character, setting, dialogue, and narrative tension, making room for uncertainty while explaining what the surviving evidence can establish. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher also examines the assumptions surrounding its subject, connecting them to wider arguments in history and literary criticism. The book leaves readers with a clearer understanding of the shocking murder and the undoing of a great victorian detective and of the unresolved questions that continue beyond its final chapter.

Publisher

Walker & Company

Publication date

February 17, 2009

Format

Print edition

Pages

400

ISBN

9780802717429