I thought the first few pages were okay. But those reviews cured me of wanting to plough onward. Going back to Martha Grimes for now.

Get some philosophy thrown in with your murders. See where Kant can lead you if you take philosophy and Absolute Freedom seriously. ( )

This was somewhere between two and three stars...I wanted to like it more than I did. Philosopher Immanuel Kant as a kind of Sherlock Holmes sounded intriguing. It had its moments, but was probably better in theory. I thought there would be a little more of Kant's philosophy involved. ( )

An okay (and just okay) mystery/thriller in what has become something of a sub-genre: famous philosopher/author/personage on the sidelines while the "main character" tries to solve the rime. In this case it's Immanuel Kant, although the philosophical background doesn't really come through very well. If you read it just as a standard potboiler, though, it'll do for a good afternoon's read. ( )

Sarebbe stato meglio lasciare Kant alla filosofia. Scomodare nomi altisonanti per un giallo mediocre non è cortese. ( )