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I should have read this BEFORE I read Blue Water , however still enjoyed it. Once again a ridiculous plot, with an eye watering array of characters but with fascinating historical facts

faithelsegood's review

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4.0

3.5⭐️ an enjoyable and well-researched historical crime thriller, Laurence Jago is a really endearing protagonist.

andytrafford's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

aegos98's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

mitchk's review

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Really well researched story - with a strong setting that evoked Georgian London well. It wasn’t until the final few chapters though that I felt fully engaged - and I was left feeling like the point of this book was to set up book 2 - which it did really really well. It was ok, great historical detail, but left me feeling a little cold.

jen0788's review

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dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

An enjoyable, historical read. Starts fairly slowly but builds nicely to a good if open ended finish.
I particularly enjoyed the strong true history elements of the book

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