THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER Or The Murder at Road Hill House

Paperback. An analysis of a true British murder case from 1860, featuring the brutal murder of 3yr. old Saville Kent, and the subsequent trial of his half-sister Constance for his murder. The officer who investigated the murder at Road Hill House - Detective-Inspector Jonathan Whicher of Scotland Yard - was one of the original eight men appointed by the London Metropolitan Police, who formed the first real detective force. Illus., Notes, Bibliog. and Index. 372pp. soft cover. Lightly browned pp. o/w Vg+ with no creasing to covers.