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A review by mike_brough
A Very British Murder by Lucy Worsley
3.0
A quick gallop through the British (mainly English) fascination with murder over the last 200 years.
The first section, leading up to the Golden Age of detective fiction, is the more interesting with its focus on actual murders and how they were presented in the press of the time. The second half covers detective fiction more than actual murders and loses a bit of its immediacy.
This covers much of the same ground as three of Martin Edwards' books - The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books, The Golden Age of Murder and The Life of Crime. I'm reading the latter in parallel with Ms Worsley's book and keep thinking, 'But I've just read this'! This book is the less informative of the two.
A diverting and non-taxing read - that's about all.
The first section, leading up to the Golden Age of detective fiction, is the more interesting with its focus on actual murders and how they were presented in the press of the time. The second half covers detective fiction more than actual murders and loses a bit of its immediacy.
This covers much of the same ground as three of Martin Edwards' books - The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books, The Golden Age of Murder and The Life of Crime. I'm reading the latter in parallel with Ms Worsley's book and keep thinking, 'But I've just read this'! This book is the less informative of the two.
A diverting and non-taxing read - that's about all.