John Benedict (3)

In this old-fashioned detective story, the reader is transported to Cambridge University in 1938. Our current murder seems to be tied to a much older crime related to the history of the college (& the Tudor dynasty), which involves a lot of characters (and which I couldn’t follow). Some elements of the plot were not strong, such as the premise for the MC’s elaborate plan. The story is non-suspenseful and slow-paced, as we follow the detective’s daily activities down to his many tea show more breaks. I didn’t find the story very interesting but enjoyed that it’s written in a pleasant and light manner, and is often drole.
Thank you to the author and publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. show less

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I was supposed to review this as part of the Member Giveaway scheme but I never received my review copy. I'm leaving this as a review so it doesn't affect my review statistics