A review by amphipodgirl
Murder in Grub Street by Bruce Alexander

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

4.0

I continue to enjoy Sir John Fielding and his protégé/assistant Jeremy. This book had a bonus for me in the form of Jewish content -- one Sephardic Jew and a whole congregation of Ashkenazim. There's a very minor factual error that irked me -- the story the Chasidic rabbi shares is from aggadah, not the Haggadah. But that's a quibble, and may even have been introduced by a well-meaning editor. I really enjoyed Sir John's discussions with the rabbi -- he's working with an open mind to try to understand this culture which is foreign to him. There are two plots through much of the book, and they're kept in good balance with each other and

tied together neatly in the end.