Once more, Kate Summerscale shatters our preconceptions of a classic crime

Val McDermid

Summerscale captures all the horrible fascination of Christie's crimes, but also expertly situates them in their troubled post-war setting. The result is a gripping account of murder, misogyny and spectatorship that has implications well beyond the tragic orbit of the case itself. A haunting, thought-provoking, deeply unsettling book

Sarah Waters, author of FINGERSMITH

There are few authors whose work I look forward to as much as Kate Summerscale's, and The Peepshow does not disappoint. It is a forensic reappraisal of a grimy episode in postwar British history; at once shocking, impeccably researched, lucidly written and always utterly compelling

Graeme Macrae Burnetc, author of HIS BLOODY PROJECT

A crystalline, compelling account of a notorious crime ... Seamlessly blends the pleasures of a good novel with the enlightenment of masterly reportage. A gem

Dominic Nolan, author of VINE STREET

I blame The Peepshow for too many late nights, when I simply couldn't put it down. Horrifying, intriguing and entertaining in equal measure

Becky Holmes

The Peepshow is a masterclass in true crime storytelling. Stark and compulsive it tells a story both of murder and those who write about it in a way that is as relevant now as it was in the 1950's. Focused on the lives of those impacted and the victims of John Christie's terrible crimes, The Peepshow is hugely insightful about a time and place now long gone, yet incredibly familiar

Jennie Godfrey, author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS