Based on a real-life murder in 1860, this book was hard to get into. I perservered as it was a gift. The story surrounding the murder was interesting but as there was little build up to the murder I found it hard to relate to any of the characters or have any knowledge of them or sympathies for them. The book was interwoven with factual evidence and references to other books and authors writings that since followed this murder. It also went into details of the meaning of words and where they originate from. I have to admit I skimmed these parts. Generally it was a good book but could have done without all the extra bits, it would only have been half the size though!
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