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soletka 's review for:
The Highgate Cemetery Murder
by Irina Shapiro
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Historical mystery covering the cruel murders and suffering of young women in the Regency London. Nurse Gemma and policeman Sebastian Bell meet within sad circumstances - when Gemma´s brother tragically dies. But his death more and more seems like something more sinister. Can this be because of what he saw in the cemetery?
Mystery itself is fine, but there is too much filling around around the sad, cruel, psychopathic basic motive. There are unnecessary motives around which maybe are shedding some light to the social and philosophical aspects the authoress wants to cover - yet they really are not important for the plot and they take too much of the space. I would prefer much more light to be shed into the real problems of violence towards women.
Mystery itself is fine, but there is too much filling around around the sad, cruel, psychopathic basic motive. There are unnecessary motives around which maybe are shedding some light to the social and philosophical aspects the authoress wants to cover - yet they really are not important for the plot and they take too much of the space. I would prefer much more light to be shed into the real problems of violence towards women.