A review by duparker
Harvard Yard by William Martin

3.0

Good read. It was interesting to fill in the gap with the one Martin book that I hadn't read in the Peter Fallon series. It did answer some questions about items mentioned elsewhere. It also was a bit unsatisfying to read, from a mystery/story standpoint. I find Fallon at this point to be interesting and not as developed as he would become, and in some ways that was refreshing, because the last few books seem more plotted out and scripted, whereas the incarnation shown here is more of a feeling his way and trying to see what he might be like.

The missing play, which has a resolution that was obvious early on so not that satisfying, is one of those rumors that is realistic. Martin does a great job of interweaving it for the most part, with some missing elements that I'm not sure would help or hinder the overall story.

Not too formulamaic and not too bland, but at the same time, pretty close to a predictable story.