A review by ericarf
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale

4.0

I enjoyed this book! Kate Summerscale wrote a compelling work of narrative non-fiction, pulling her reader into the world of Robert Coombes, the "wicked boy" in late Victorian England who committed matricide. A page-turner and a book that makes the reader think about the intersection of crime, mental health, and popular culture.

I read the book for Book Riot's 2018 Read Harder Challenge for the category of "a book of true crime."