The Lady in the Cellar: Murder, Scandal and Insanity in Victorian Bloomsbury by Sinclair McKayMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the true account of how in 1879 the decomposing body of a woman was found in the coal celler of number 4 Euston Square which at the time was a boarding House.
What follows is the police investigation into trying to find out who the woman was , who murdered her, why was she murdered and how come nobody in the house noticed that there had been a decomposing body in the celler for nearly two years.
The author gives the reader an in depth look at the case and gives some interesting insights as to what may have happened.Was it the maid, was it another boarder, was it the landlord or his wife. The case is bizarre from to start to finish with lots of twists and turns.
This part of my review contains spoilers
The book doesn't resolve what happened to the victim, Matilda Hacker nor does it in my opinion shed new light on to the mystery, but that is my opinion and others may feel differently.
A book I think will fascinate true crime readers and mystery readers alike.
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