![]() ![]() At the time an Englishman’s home was very much his castle, and his privacy respected above all else. We’re given the history of the Kent family, and their status within the community. It’s been a while since I had that with a book, and it was lovely to be stuck at work watching the clock, unable to wait and see what happened next. Summerscale recounts the events in an easily readable style, one which makes this book one you don’t want to put down. But worst of all, it seemed that one of their own must be responsible, the house having been locked from the inside. His body was later found in an outhouse, his throat slit and a stab wound to the chest. ![]() In June 1860 the Kent family of Road, Wiltshire awoke to find the youngest son missing from his cot. ![]() The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale is a detective story with a nice twist: the tale is true. ![]()
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