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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Most disappointed I eagerly awaited the arrival of this book..... and then struggled to make myself finish it. The facts of the case of interesting but the book is massively padded out with all manner of facts on victorian life and morals which I found very boring and tedious. I thought I had bought a really gripping true crime story but I can't believe the author managed to make a whole book out of this. I really hate not finishing a book so I made my way to the end.... and then wished I hadn't bothered. The... more info
A good read I usually take ages to read a book but this one took a couple of weeks as I couldn't put it down. Very enjoyable and well written.
There is a brilliant book in here somewhere... Judging by most of the reviews here, I am alone in the fact that I had not heard of the Constance Kent case before and was lucky enough to be kept guessing about the identity of the murderer until near the end. Summerscale is undoubtedly a good writer, but she can't decide what she wants this book to be - a murder investigation, a book on the development of the UK's detective force or a historical review of the origins of detective fiction. When Summerscale is actually writing about the murder, it is... more info
Like stepping into a time machine I still have a little of this book to read so shouldn't really be reviewing it yet! However, having read some of the other reviews I had to make my own point. First of all I bought it mainly because I live in the area and someone had talked to me about it as she lived in the village where it happened. This somehow brought it to 'life' for me and the fact that I like murder/mystery and whodunnits seemed to guarantee it as a good read. I haven't been disappointed and have had to ration myself so I... more info
