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.The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House: Or the Murder at Road Hill House

by: Kate Summerscale

July 26, 2008
Oh dear, what on earth were the judges thinking when they gave this book the Samuel Johnson Prize? It is a page-turner, I grant you, which is no doubt why it won the prize, and it's cleverly conceived, written in the style of a country-house murder, the genre it explores. But there have been many books on the Constance Kent case, perhaps the most famous murder in the Victorian era, and Summerscale has nothing new to say. Worse, the book is padded out with social history, elementary details that could have come directly from any one of countless history books on the shelves of Waterstones. In short, the book is not nearly as good as its many plaudits in the press and book prize judges think.
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.The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House: Or the Murder at Road Hill House

by: Kate Summerscale

April 07, 2008
Oh dear, what on earth were the judges thinking when they gave this book the Samuel Johnson Prize? It is a page-turner, I grant you, which is no doubt why it won the prize, and it's cleverly conceived, written in the style of a country-house murder, the genre it explores. But there have been many books on the Constance Kent case, perhaps the most famous murder in the Victorian era, and Summerscale has nothing new to say. Worse, the book is padded out with social history, elementary details that could have come directly from any one of countless history books on the shelves of Waterstones. In short, the book is not nearly as good as its many plaudits in the press and book prize judges think.
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.The Queen of Whale Cay

by: Kate Summerscale

April 01, 2008
What a wonderful delightful surprise this book has been. The Queen of Whale Cay - Joe - was brave, fiercely loyal and completely unique. There never has and never will be anyone like her. A packed life that inspires you to do more with your own. A loyalty to friends that reminds you to look up the ones you've left behind. This book brings Joe's past to life with scenes and stories you could never have imagined. And when I watch old movies from now on I'll recall the scenes from this book that were happening at the same time. For example Joe's encounters with Marlene Dietrich make me want to watch her (YouTube - that scene from Morocco 1930)movies again. For example scenes from World War 1 - Joe was driving an Ambulance aged just 16. For ... Read More:
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.The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House: Or the Murder at Road Hill House

by: Kate Summerscale

October 20, 2008
What a wonderful delightful surprise this book has been. The Queen of Whale Cay - Joe - was brave, fiercely loyal and completely unique. There never has and never will be anyone like her. A packed life that inspires you to do more with your own. A loyalty to friends that reminds you to look up the ones you've left behind. This book brings Joe's past to life with scenes and stories you could never have imagined. And when I watch old movies from now on I'll recall the scenes from this book that were happening at the same time. For example Joe's encounters with Marlene Dietrich make me want to watch her (YouTube - that scene from Morocco 1930)movies again. For example scenes from World War 1 - Joe was driving an Ambulance aged just 16. For ... Read More:
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.The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective

by: Kate Summerscale

April 15, 2008
If you are fascinated by the hypocrisy of the Victorians, you'll love this book. If you want to read a great murder mystery, you should probably search out a work of fiction instead.

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher has a wide charter: Tell the story of the murder of three-year-old Saville Kent in his English country home, describe the police investigations, relate the public reaction to the murder and investigations, detail what happened to the characters, help us understand our psychological need to read detective fiction, and provide new insight into the seeds of the crime.

Although the book claims to give us a fiction-like description of the murder and its investigation, Ms. Summerscale's writing isn't quite in the style: ... Read More:
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.The Queen of Whale Cay

by: Kate Summerscale

July 02, 1998
What a wonderful delightful surprise this book has been. The Queen of Whale Cay - Joe - was brave, fiercely loyal and completely unique. There never has and never will be anyone like her. A packed life that inspires you to do more with your own. A loyalty to friends that reminds you to look up the ones you've left behind. This book brings Joe's past to life with scenes and stories you could never have imagined. And when I watch old movies from now on I'll recall the scenes from this book that were happening at the same time. For example Joe's encounters with Marlene Dietrich make me want to watch her (YouTube - that scene from Morocco 1930)movies again. For example scenes from World War 1 - Joe was driving an Ambulance aged just 16. For example ... Read More:
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.The Queen of Whale Cay

by: Kate Summerscale

1998-05
What a wonderful delightful surprise this book has been. The Queen of Whale Cay - Joe - was brave, fiercely loyal and completely unique. There never has and never will be anyone like her. A packed life that inspires you to do more with your own. A loyalty to friends that reminds you to look up the ones you've left behind. This book brings Joe's past to life with scenes and stories you could never have imagined. And when I watch old movies from now on I'll recall the scenes from this book that were happening at the same time. For example Joe's encounters with Marlene Dietrich make me want to watch her (YouTube - that scene from Morocco 1930)movies again. For example scenes from World War 1 - Joe was driving an Ambulance aged just 16. For example Oscar Wildes ... Read More:
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.The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House: Or the Murder at Road Hill House

by: Kate Summerscale

April 06, 2009
What a wonderful delightful surprise this book has been. The Queen of Whale Cay - Joe - was brave, fiercely loyal and completely unique. There never has and never will be anyone like her. A packed life that inspires you to do more with your own. A loyalty to friends that reminds you to look up the ones you've left behind. This book brings Joe's past to life with scenes and stories you could never have imagined. And when I watch old movies from now on I'll recall the scenes from this book that were happening at the same time. For example Joe's encounters with Marlene Dietrich make me want to watch her (YouTube - that scene from Morocco 1930)movies again. For example scenes from World War 1 - Joe was driving an Ambulance aged just 16. For example Oscar Wildes ... Read More:
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.The Queen of Whale Cay

by: Kate Summerscale

August 07, 1997
What a wonderful delightful surprise this book has been. The Queen of Whale Cay - Joe - was brave, fiercely loyal and completely unique. There never has and never will be anyone like her. A packed life that inspires you to do more with your own. A loyalty to friends that reminds you to look up the ones you've left behind. This book brings Joe's past to life with scenes and stories you could never have imagined. And when I watch old movies from now on I'll recall the scenes from this book that were happening at the same time. For example Joe's encounters with Marlene Dietrich make me want to watch her (YouTube - that scene from Morocco 1930)movies again. For example scenes from World War 1 - Joe was driving an Ambulance aged just 16. For example Oscar Wildes niece ... Read More:
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.The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Or the Murder at Road Hill House

by: Kate Summerscale

April 07, 2008
What a wonderful delightful surprise this book has been. The Queen of Whale Cay - Joe - was brave, fiercely loyal and completely unique. There never has and never will be anyone like her. A packed life that inspires you to do more with your own. A loyalty to friends that reminds you to look up the ones you've left behind. This book brings Joe's past to life with scenes and stories you could never have imagined. And when I watch old movies from now on I'll recall the scenes from this book that were happening at the same time. For example Joe's encounters with Marlene Dietrich make me want to watch her (YouTube - that scene from Morocco 1930)movies again. For example scenes from World War 1 - Joe was driving an Ambulance aged just 16. For example Oscar Wildes niece ... Read More:
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