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A review by jmatkinson1
Death in Delft by Graham Brack
4.0
In the Mid-17th century three girls disappear in the town of Delft. When one is found dead the town's Mayor contacts the University in Leiden asking for help, Master Mercurius is dispatched. The weather is bitterly cold and there is little hope of survival for the other two girls if he cannot solve the crime.
This is a simple and quite entertaining historical detective novel. The setting is unusual in that it is in a Dutch Republic that is just starting to be prosperous and where religious conformity is everything. The only discordant note for me was the shoehorning of known figures into the narrative, there was no great need to place Vermeer and Van Leewunheok into the story, I felt it was a novel device too far. In fact the story bounces along at a pace and this si a quick and undemanding read.
This is a simple and quite entertaining historical detective novel. The setting is unusual in that it is in a Dutch Republic that is just starting to be prosperous and where religious conformity is everything. The only discordant note for me was the shoehorning of known figures into the narrative, there was no great need to place Vermeer and Van Leewunheok into the story, I felt it was a novel device too far. In fact the story bounces along at a pace and this si a quick and undemanding read.