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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale
3 reviews
kaanda's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
3.0
The case this book explores is both dark and puzzling. The real life case is told as if it was a detective fiction alike Sherlock. As promising as this format was I personally found the book a bit long and written a bit clunky.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Blood, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Grief, Ableism, and Child death
el90's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness
sailorsdelight's review against another edition
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.75
Extremely engaging, and a great look into mid-century Victorian life! Excellent reading for anyone interested in the beginnings of detection work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
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