The fascinating true story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it. It is a summer's night in 1860. In an elegant detached Georgian house in the village of Road, Wiltshire, all is quiet. The family wakes the next morning 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, a tenacious detective who left the Metropolitan Police under mysterious circumstances and is looking to pursue a new career as a private inquiry agent in Victorian England. In his new role, he investigates crimes that take him on his own journey of escape and discovery. Whicher's investigations lead him into dangerous areas and uncovering dark secrets. All the hallmarks of the classic murder mystery - a body; a detective; a country house steeped in secrets. It untangles the facts behind this notorious case, bringing it back to vivid, extraordinary life. It was felt it was very descriptive, too much detail. The group scored it 6.5 |
0 Comments
|
HEATHUNS WI BOOK CLUBOur book club started up in January 2012. Future Books:TBC
Archives
May 2024
Categories |