A review by heather_boo
A Very British Murder by Lucy Worsley

4.0

I thought it was interesting to learn about some of the most sensational murder cases in England. They shaped people’s expectations of what they wanted in crime books, and gradually this led to the golden age of detective fiction followed by thrillers and suspense. I especially enjoyed learning how the social status of detectives changed, and because they began as sort of lower class individuals it gave rise to the amateur sleuth, Marple, Wimsey, Holmes and the like.