A review by kaylo88
The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders

dark informative slow-paced

2.0

I should have loved this book, it's topics—death, true crime, and history—should have resonated with me, but unfortunately, I found it to be quite dry and forgettable. The structure of the book, organised into case, trial, and media response, resulted in lengthy and repetitive chapters.

It was interesting to learn about how newspapers fabricated the truth and presented it as fact, a practice that still occurs to some extent today. Additionally, I have always been fascinated by penny dreadfuls so I enjoyed hearing more about them. 

Regrettably, I struggled to connect with the author's writing style, which made it challenging for me to finish the book and I struggle to find anything more to say. 
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