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S'està carregant… Devoured (A Hatton and Roumande Mystery) (edició 2010)de D. E. Meredith (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Crime There is much to like about this historical mystery. There is the beginnings of the science of forensics, the study of botanicals, and the sedition that is Darwinism. And yet, Meredith tries to do too much, at least as far as I'm concerned. I seldom read jacket blurbs and read most books based on recommendations from trusted friends. So, I had no idea who the main characters were in this book. There is Lady Bessingham, her friend Benjamin Broderig, the morgue workers Aldolphus Hatton and Albert Roumande, the seamstress Madame Martineau, the Duke of Monreith and Inspector Adams. All seem to have strong roles and keeping everything straight was difficult. I ended up having to push myself to finish this, too much was too fragmented for too long and I really had to work to try and track what was happening to whom and why. I might try another of Meredith's book but it will be a while before I would want to try. I'm never sure what to do with a mystery. Can I just sit back and enjoy it, or am I supposed to be trying to solve it? Not knowing the answer to that plays havoc with my rating. I loved the subject matter of Devoured. It is set in mid nineteenth century London at the time natural sciences are developing and the public are being exposed to all that means. Some are not happy about it. I won't give away more than that. My problem with rating it is that I loved the subject matter, but would a regular reader of the mystery genre agree that it was a well written mystery? I don't know. Unlike a few that I know I didn't like, it didn't conclude with an unknown outside character being the culprit for some last minute made up reason. I saw a few reviews that were unhappy about how it unfolded, but I thought it was plausible and an enjoyable read. I'm never sure what to do with a mystery. Can I just sit back and enjoy it, or am I supposed to be trying to solve it? Not knowing the answer to that plays havoc with my rating. I loved the subject matter of Devoured. It is set in mid nineteenth century London at the time natural sciences are developing and the public are being exposed to all that means. Some are not happy about it. I won't give away more than that. My problem with rating it is that I loved the subject matter, but would a regular reader of the mystery genre agree that it was a well written mystery? I don't know. Unlike a few that I know I didn't like, it didn't conclude with an unknown outside character being the culprit for some last minute made up reason. I saw a few reviews that were unhappy about how it unfolded, but I thought it was plausible and an enjoyable read. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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One of London's first forensic detectives chases a grisly killer in this stunning debut mystery rich in period detail and sinister intrigue. London in 1856 is gripped by a frightening obsession. The specimen-collecting craze is growing, and discoveries in far-off jungles are reshaping the known world in terrible and unimaginable ways. The new theories of evolution threaten to disrupt the fragile balance of power that keeps the chaotic city in order--a disruption that many would do just about anything to prevent. When the glamorous Lady Bessingham is found murdered in her bedroom, surrounded by her vast collection of fossils and tribal masks, Adolphus Hatton and his morgue assistant Albert Roumande are called in to examine the crime scene--and the body. In the new and suspicious world of forensics and autopsy examinations, Hatton and Roumande are the best. But the crime scene is not confined to one room. In their efforts to help Scotland Yard's infamous Inspector Adams track down the Lady's killer, Hatton and Roumande uncover a trail of murders all connected to a packet of seditious letters that, if published, would change the face of society and religion irrevocably. D.E. Meredith's measured prose and eye for exquisite detail moves seamlessly from the filthy docks on the Isle of Dogs to the jungles of Borneo and the drawing rooms of London's upper class. Her slow-burning mystery builds to a shocking conclusion, consuming victims--and Victorian London--as it goes. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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