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A review by usbsticky
Murder in Saint-Germain by Cara Black
4.0
There are 17 books in this series but this is the first one I've read. Unfortunately this book refers a lot to past events, none of which I know anything about and which left me baffled. Because of this, I would strongly recommend any new readers read the earlier books first.
What I like about this book were the characters, the French setting and the style of writing. The writing was easy to read and follow and I got into the book right away. I loved the characters; the author did a great job of bring the main characters to life and I enjoyed following them. I also loved the Parisian setting and the little details that made the story background come to life.
What I didn't like that much was the plot. There were two plots, the one with the college and the one with the war criminal. I didn't think either one was that exciting and the college one kind of fizzled out at the end. I think the author would have done better with sticking to one plot and developing it better. And on top of that, there was the background life of the recurring characters, so it was a lot of story to fit into a shortish book.
I would read another one of this series because of the things I liked about it but it wasn't a great thriller or mystery story. I would give this book about 3.5 stars.
I got this book free as an ARC.
What I like about this book were the characters, the French setting and the style of writing. The writing was easy to read and follow and I got into the book right away. I loved the characters; the author did a great job of bring the main characters to life and I enjoyed following them. I also loved the Parisian setting and the little details that made the story background come to life.
What I didn't like that much was the plot. There were two plots, the one with the college and the one with the war criminal. I didn't think either one was that exciting and the college one kind of fizzled out at the end. I think the author would have done better with sticking to one plot and developing it better. And on top of that, there was the background life of the recurring characters, so it was a lot of story to fit into a shortish book.
I would read another one of this series because of the things I liked about it but it wasn't a great thriller or mystery story. I would give this book about 3.5 stars.
I got this book free as an ARC.