The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non Fiction 2008 and the Galaxy Book of the Year 2009
(Sprache: Englisch)
A signed special edition of the prize-winning, bestselling story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it
A signed special edition of the prize-winning, bestselling story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it
A signed special edition of the prize-winning, bestselling story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it
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A signed special edition of the prize-winning, bestselling story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it
A signed special edition of the prize-winning, bestselling story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it
A signed special edition of the prize-winning, bestselling story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it
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_______________WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONTHE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERA RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK_______________'A remarkable achievement' - Sunday Times'A classic, to my mind, of the finest documentary writing' - John le Carré'Absolutely riveting' - Sarah Waters, Guardian_______________On a summer's morning in 1860, the Kent family awakes in their elegant Wiltshire home to a terrible discovery; their youngest son has been brutally murdered. When celebrated detective Jack Whicher is summoned from Scotland Yard he faces the unenviable task of identifying the killer - when the grieving family are the suspects.The original Victorian whodunnit, the murder and its investigation provoked national hysteria at the thought of what might be festering behind the locked doors of respectable homes - scheming servants, rebellious children, insanity, jealousy, loneliness and loathing._______________'Nothing less than a masterpiece' - Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday'Terrific' - Ian Rankin'A triumph' - Observer'Gripping, unputdownable' - Sunday Telegraph'A terrific read in the Wilkie Collins tradition' - Susan Hill'The best whodunnit of the year - and it's all true ... Agatha Christie, eat your heart out' - Sebastian Shakespeare, Tatler
Autoren-Porträt von Kate Summerscale
Kate Summerscale is the author of the number one bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2008, winner of the Galaxy British Book of the Year Award, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and adapted into a major ITV drama. Her first book, the bestselling The Queen of Whale Cay, won a Somerset Maugham award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread biography award. Kate Summerscale has also judged various literary competitions including the Booker Prize. She lives in north London.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Kate Summerscale
- 2009, 400 Seiten, Maße: 15,3 x 23,4 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 1408803569
- ISBN-13: 9781408803561
- Erscheinungsdatum: 14.10.2009
Sprache:
Englisch
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'It is a beautiful piece, written with great lucidity and respect for the reader, and with immaculate restraint. A classic, to my mind, of the finest documentary writing.' John Le Carre
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