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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
If you were engaged by the recent story of Richard 3rds discovery in a Leicester car park this is probably a great place to start to discover the real story of the princes in the tower and the Tudor whitewash of history. The premise is a police inspector solves the mystery from his hospital bed, a bit dated but I enjoyed it and will look for more books on this period!
I was bored beyond belief... the only mystery here is how the fuck this was voted #1 in the crime writers associations Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time
I thoroughly enjoyed this historical/modern mystery. The death of the princes has always been a vile crime with Richard being vilified. The story is fun and informative.
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Hard to get into if you don't know much of English history. However it is a tale of the importance of the critical study of history, the consideration of the point of view. A story of "tonypandy," of uncovering the true villain of a well known story.
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
slow-paced
If you've ever read Shakespeare's Richard III, then you need to read this book.
DNF 33%
Not too surprising, given this is not my preferred genre, I wasn't sufficiently hooked. The mystery still hadn't been defined by a third of the way through the book. Most of the story was one or two levels removed from the protagonist. And, I wasn't invested in any of the characters; alive or dead.
The writing was good though... smooth and well paced.
Not too surprising, given this is not my preferred genre, I wasn't sufficiently hooked. The mystery still hadn't been defined by a third of the way through the book. Most of the story was one or two levels removed from the protagonist. And, I wasn't invested in any of the characters; alive or dead.
The writing was good though... smooth and well paced.
A classic, and still a very enjoyable and funny read with amiable characters.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A clever spin on the detective story - felt like a bottle episode of a TV show. Found the detective quite unlikeable, so don't know how I'd take to one of his 'regular' appearances, but liked the pathos of this. I appreciated how serious and passionate it was about wanting to recontextualise both history and detective fiction. No idea how reliable the actual history is.