Kate Summerscale

Kate Summerscale, author of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, tells the story of a brutal murder in Victorian England and the famous detective who tried to solve it. Topics include the suspicious nature of the case, the abusive family patriarch, child labor in factories, the impact of class and power on detective investigations, and the various theories and suspects involved. Lessons learned from crime fiction and true crime stories are also explored.