Kate Summerscale

Justice is a complex and often elusive goal.

Every inquiry about a crime leads us deeper into the human soul.

Every family harbors its secrets.

There is a certain pleasure in the pursuit of knowledge.

The mind can create a narrative that obscures reality.

People are often not who they seem.

The truth, though it may be concealed, will always find a way to reveal itself.

Suspicion is the mother of investigation.

In the end, we are all detectives in our own lives.

To understand the past, we must confront its shadows.