244 reviews for:

The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place

Kate Summerscale

3.69 AVERAGE

nataliecatalie's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

nadinehancock's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

youneverarrived's review against another edition

4.0

dark medium-paced

krobinson9292's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring medium-paced

aliced's review against another edition

2.5

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This book was well-researched and an interesting case but unfortunately I didn't feel that it was successful in living up to its promise of adding something new to the true crime discussion.

raehink's review against another edition

3.5

dark informative sad medium-paced

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A new look at Reg Christie, a serial killer of women in 1950s London. The social history re post-war prostitution, abortion, and racism was more interesting to me than the murders. 

pam_pam_85's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

hannah_greendale's review against another edition

3.0

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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Well researched and organized, but no definitive answers are given about what happened at 10 Rillington Place. 

bookbuyingaddict's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Sexual harassment

A brilliantly researched novel but very very dark and depressing , the casual misogyny towards these poor women and the open racism and hostility made my blood boil ! So so glad I’m not a woman living in the 50s ! Dark times indeed and a purely evil man

mystery_jb's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark informative slow-paced