A review by lory_enterenchanted
Death Ex Machina by Gary Corby

adventurous funny informative mysterious fast-paced

3.0

Fun mystery set in an ancient Athenian theatre, though clearly a modern story in old clothing. It was entertaining to see how the author worked in various aspects of Greek life and culture, although none of it could be taken too seriously. The author implausibly wedges in a connection for his main character to every notable name from Pericles to Euripides, even making Socrates his annoying little brother -- but he does it with such breezy abandon that I forgive him. The solution didn't make much sense to me; I couldn't believe the killer would have chosen such an over the top method. But that's often how it is in mysteries, the author wants to use a certain method of murder, usually a highly implausible one, and has to work out a story that fits around it.