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

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To see what we have got to see -- The horror and amazement -- Shall not God find this out? -- A man of mystery -- Every clue seems cut off -- Something in her dark cheek -- Shape-shifters -- All tight shut up -- I know you -- To look at a star by glances -- What games goes on -- Detective-fever -- A general putting of this and that together by the wrong end -- Women! Hold your tongues! -- Like a crave -- Better she be mad -- My love turned -- Surely our real detective liveth -- Fairy-lands of fact -- The music of the scythe on the lawn outside.

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Good Mystery, Good History submitted by Sara W on June 21, 2011, 9:19pm This was a great story - the author did a great job laying the foundation of facts, setting the stage for the murder on which the story hinges, and building up reader suspense.

Summerscale did a good job exploring various related tangents on the birth of detective fiction, the founding of the British police and the living habits of Victorian families.

I appreciated the details she included, like the origins of the term "clue;" those additions reminded me of the lovely epic footnotes of Simon Winchester.

excellent writing submitted by Jackie77 on August 16, 2015, 8:39pm This was a grwat book. Very detailed. Shocking crime for the times, and almost unbelievable who the murderer turns out to be. She did confess in later years and lived to be very old. Great detective work was done for the times.