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A review by julan1027
The Lady of Sorrows: A Seven Deadly Sins Mystery by Anne Zouroudi
4.0
Hermes, known primarily in the story as The Fat Man, has stopped by a Greek Island to look at a local icon. When he suspects a forgery he contacts an art specialist. Planning to pass the issue on to her and go on his way, The Fat Man's departure is delayed when he starts to suspect that the local painter of icons did not die naturally.
I found the writing very engaging; it felt like I was in Greece. The author was especially gifted at describing sites and sounds and smells. Character development wasn't quite as strong. It certainly wasn't a typical mystery. There were really no clues. The Fat Man just deduced things or saw things that he didn't share with the reader which made it impossible to try to solve the mystery. Normally that would bother me, but I enjoyed the trip to Greece.
I found the writing very engaging; it felt like I was in Greece. The author was especially gifted at describing sites and sounds and smells. Character development wasn't quite as strong. It certainly wasn't a typical mystery. There were really no clues. The Fat Man just deduced things or saw things that he didn't share with the reader which made it impossible to try to solve the mystery. Normally that would bother me, but I enjoyed the trip to Greece.