A Very British Murder: The Curious Story of How Crime was Turned into Art by Lucy Worsley

A Very British Murder: The Curious Story of How Crime was Turned into Art

Lucy Worsley

328 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history mystery true crime informative slow-paced

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This is the story of a national obsession.Ever since the Ratcliff Highway Murders caused a nation-wide panic in Regency England, the British have taken an almost ghoulish pleasure in 'a good murder'. This fascination helped create a whole new worl...

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informative 100%
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mysterious 21%
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lighthearted 9%
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tense 1%

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