I finished Kate Summerscale's The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher last night and I have to say that getting to the ending made wading through the middle worthwhile.
This non-fiction book is a recounting of a famous murder in England in 1860 and the detective who came undone trying to solve the case. According to Summerscale, the sensationalism that surrounded this case was brought about the beginning of the detective novel. Michael Connelly fans say thank you if that's the case.
Though the book plodded a bit in the middle, as I said before, the end made it worthwhile. The story of how the fractured family put the pieces back together again was very interesting. And the redemption of Constance, the alleged murderess was hopeful too. If you ever want a reminder of how destructive lying and deception is to small children, you need only to read this book.
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