The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

Kate Summerscale

360 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history mystery true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced

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The dramatic story of the real-life murder that inspired the birth of modern detective fiction. In June of 1860 three-year-old Saville Kent was found at the bottom of an outdoor privy with his throat slit. The crime horrified all England and led t...

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Moods

mysterious 83%
informative 81%
dark 73%
sad 20%
challenging 18%
reflective 17%
tense 15%
emotional 10%
adventurous 7%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 43%
fast 1%

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