In 1860 a three-year-old boy was found at the bottom of a privy with his throat slit. The crime horrified all England, led to a national obsession with the new art of detection, and ironically destroyed the career of the greatest detectivein the land. Provocative nonfiction that reads like a Victorian thriller. "Vance inhabits each new voice with gusto and originality... Artful, suspenseful, and worthwhile listening."—AudioFile