{"product_id":"9780747596486-the-suspicions-of-mr-whicher","title":"The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eor The Murder at Road Hill House\u003cbr\u003eThe fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A remarkable achievement' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A classic, to my mind, of the finest documentary writing' \u003c\/b\u003e- John le Carré\u003cb\u003e'Absolutely riveting' \u003c\/b\u003e- Sarah Waters, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003eOn 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.\u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Nothing less than a masterpiece'\u003c\/b\u003e - Craig Brown, \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Terrific' \u003c\/b\u003e- Ian Rankin\u003cb\u003e'A triumph' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping, unputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e- Sunday Telegraph\u003cb\u003e'A terrific read in the Wilkie Collins tradition'\u003c\/b\u003e - Susan Hill\u003cb\u003e'The best whodunnit of the year - and it's all true . Agatha Christie, eat your heart out'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e - \u003c\/i\u003eSebastian Shakespeare, \u003ci\u003eTatler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943556100193,"sku":"9780747596486","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31789492.jpg?v=1738721117","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780747596486-the-suspicions-of-mr-whicher","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}