A review by vasingca
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious slow-paced

5.0

It took me a long time to finish this book, but it is a mark on how well researched and dense the story is rather than a judgment on the engaging nature of the story. Not only does this book seamlessly blend fact and prose, the references to Gothic literature, detective stories, and life in Victorian England taught me so much about other related subjects. I feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface of what I could learn about this story. Lastly, the true crime elements themselves are very well done, with the story of the killer being well fleshed out while also not justified. My only criticism would be that I think the message of the afterword is important enough that it should’ve come earlier in the story. I worry that readers might skip past the afterword and miss it.