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Except the Dying
by Maureen Jennings
this is not a very good whodunit, because it relies on information outside the knowledge of the detective, and has many scenes in which people's identities are withheld from the reader in order to maintain the mystery.
However, it is rich in historical detail about 19th century Toronto, certainly an area not often covered in novels and this added a falvour to the story that I found quite charming. In the sense of atmosphere itholds its own with [b:Gone with the Wind|18405|Gone with the Wind|Margaret Mitchell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328025229s/18405.jpg|3358283], [b:Forever Amber|5368|Forever Amber |Kathleen Winsor|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1350464965s/5368.jpg|2522906] or even [b:The Guns of the South|101599|The Guns of the South|Harry Turtledove|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320477474s/101599.jpg|554749] - well, okay, maybe not that last one.
The book is not like the TV eries. Urdoch doesn't involve himself in detection by technology, or even retro-fitted steampunk style technologies, and the murder scenes are more graphic than the TV seris, but the book isn't concerned with showing all Canadians to be reall nice and polite people.
Read it for the descriptions of 19th century Canada.
However, it is rich in historical detail about 19th century Toronto, certainly an area not often covered in novels and this added a falvour to the story that I found quite charming. In the sense of atmosphere itholds its own with [b:Gone with the Wind|18405|Gone with the Wind|Margaret Mitchell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328025229s/18405.jpg|3358283], [b:Forever Amber|5368|Forever Amber |Kathleen Winsor|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1350464965s/5368.jpg|2522906] or even [b:The Guns of the South|101599|The Guns of the South|Harry Turtledove|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320477474s/101599.jpg|554749] - well, okay, maybe not that last one.
The book is not like the TV eries. Urdoch doesn't involve himself in detection by technology, or even retro-fitted steampunk style technologies, and the murder scenes are more graphic than the TV seris, but the book isn't concerned with showing all Canadians to be reall nice and polite people.
Read it for the descriptions of 19th century Canada.