A review by molly0208
Murder by the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's London by Claire Harman

informative medium-paced

2.0

Most of the interesting information in the book had the smallest tangential relation to the actual murder.  The author went on tangents every time she introduced a person I often lost the plot.  I enjoyed learning about the authors of the age but was constantly frustrated by the writing and lack of organization of the book.  It took all my will power to finish reading the unanswered questions section because the writing style dropped off a cliff and felt like a high school English class paper.