The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher - or The Murder at Road Hill House
Verlag | Bloomsbury Trade |
Auflage | 2009 |
Seiten | 400 |
Format | 12,9 x 19,8 x 2,5 cm |
Gewicht | 304 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 0747596484 |
EAN | 9780747596486 |
Bestell-Nr | 74759648EA |
Der Mord in einem herrschaftlichen Landhaus im Jahr 1860 und seine schockierende Auflösung löste in England eine nationale Hysterie aus und hat Generationen von Autoren wie Charles Dickens und Arthur Conan Doyle inspiriert. Eine temporeichen Analyse eines wahren britischen Mordfalls mit dessen Aufklärung einer der ersten Detektive von Scotland Yard beauftrag wurde.
Kurzbeschreibung:
WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONTHE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERA RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK§§The fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it
Klappentext:
WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONTHE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'A classic' John le Carré________________________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'Absolutely riveting' Sarah Waters, Guardian'Terrific' Ian Rankin'A triumph' Observer
Rezension:
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