Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale
Adult Non-Fiction-Upper Level 364.1523 S
Who killed three-year-old Saville Kent in 1860? Inspector Jonathan Jack Whicher was called in to find the murderer. He suspected a family member, and investigated each thoroughly. Convinced that it was Constance Kent, Saville's teenage half-sister, Whicher publicly blamed her. With little evidence and the shock and distress of the family and community against him, Whicher gave up and went home. Five years later, the killer came forward. A sensational trial followed, and Whicher was vindicated. This is fascinating historical true crime with all the trappings of a great who-done-it!
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