ehoefler 's review for:

The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber
3.0

I found this to be a well-written thriller with an interesting triple-narrative-thread. The first-person narrator in one of those threads is particularly well-developed. At bottom, it's a typical historical mystery, ciphered text, suspenseful chase for the truth kind of paperback, and anyone expecting more will be disappointed. But it's smarter, better written, and has a few more interesting characters than others of its type.