《卫报》“2018年秋季50大好书”
“对维多利亚时期伦敦发生的一场惨案进行了深入的调查分析。是一场引人入胜的文学盛宴。”——《书商》
“本书的重点在于其丰富的细节……人物和背景设置非常生动，一定会很快被正在寻求下一步维多利亚时期犯罪剧集剧本的电视制片人抢购。”——《每日邮报》
“一段引人入胜的记录…… Harman极富技巧性地揭开了著名谋杀案的背后真相——有关文学作品对读者心智的复杂影响。”——《泰晤士报》
“作者极其擅长讲故事，对节奏的把握恰到好处，场景描绘生动，又富有幽默感。”——《经济学人》
[Harman] is a storyteller, with a sense of pace and timing, relish for a good scene and a wry sense of humour (Economist)
Praise for MURDER BY THE BOOK:
One of the Guardian’s ’50 Biggest Books of Autumn 2018’
‘[A] riveting investigation into a transgression that scandalised the literati of Victorian London in 1840. An engrossing fireside festive treat’ The Bookseller
‘The book’s heft lies in its rich detail...characters and settings are so vivid that Murder By The Book will surely soon be snatched up by television producers seeking their next Victorian crime drama’ Daily Mail
’This beautifully produced and impressively researched historical account of a celebrated Victorian murder with a literary twist reads like a thriller. I devoured it in one sitting, and was at once enthralled and chilled. Highly recommended!’ Alison Weir
‘A fascinating account.... As Harman skilfully reveals, the real story behind the famous murder is the complex one about the harmful influence of fiction on the mind of the reader.’ The Times
‘Harman paints a vivid picture of London in thrall to the Jack Sheppard phenomenon.... a brilliant piece of literary detective work’ Evening Standard
‘[A] scandalous Victorian mystery... Harman tells the story with clarity and vigour’ Guardian, Book of the Day
‘Harman resists sensationalising the murder... Instead, she offers a long view of the circular relationship between crime and literature’ New Statesman
‘Harman breathes life into the literary debates of the time…She’s a superlative storyteller herself – and the book’s heft lies in its rich detail.’ Daily Mail
‘[Harman] is a storyteller, with a sense of pace and timing, relish for a good scene and a wry sense of humour’ Economist
’A brilliant piece of literary detective work’ Evening Standard
’A fascinating portrait of Victorian London’ Observer