The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: or The Murder at Road Hill House, a pacy analysis of a murder case in a Wiltshire country house in 1860, is the winner of the BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction for 2008. Its author, Kate Summerscale, receives a cheque for £30,000.
Further information about the winner is available on the official Samuel Johnson Prize website.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Samuel Johnson Prize. Sponsored by BBC Four, it celebrates diverse and thought-provoking writing in non-fiction. The prize covers current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. The competition is open to authors of any nationality whose work is published in the UK in English.
The books and authors chosen for the shortlist, announced on 15 May 2008, are profiled in a one-hour special programme.
Kirsty Wark will present coverage of the awards ceremony to be broadcast on BBC Four on Sunday 20 July. BBC Four has also broadcast The Contenders, a compilation of short films about each of the shortlisted books, which includes interviews with the authors.
More details on the official Samuel Johnson Prize website
