A review by i_platypus
The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders

2.0

Really, this should be 2.5 stars. The subject is fascinating, but this book needed more structure -- it often read like 100+ Wikipedia articles strung together. [And a single chapter should not take 3 hours to read]. Although I appreciate detail, too much of a good thing left me unable to process most of what was shared. Good reference book, but not one I'd advise friends/family to read cover to cover.