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Lädt ... Illegally Deadvon David Wishart
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Marcus Corvinus is summoned to his aunt-in-law's village by his adopted daughter because she suspects a neighbour may have been poisoned rather than succumbed to a longstanding degenerative disease. I love Corvinus's 'voice'. Although the mystery itself was fairly run of the mill, it is just so much fun the way Corvinus tells it. Corvinus is drawn to the Alban Hills by the report of a probable murder. The victim is a local lawyer, and everyone who knew him had good reason to wish him dead. Corvinus gets to work, sorting out the clues with the help of his family (including the redoubtable Aunt Marcia) and eventually arriving at a satisfying conclusion. The atmosphere of a small town near Rome in the early days of the Empire is excellently drawn, and the regular cast of characters provides amusing asides. I hope that Corvinus gets back to metropolitan politics soon, but in the meantime, this is a good read. The latest (2009) of the Corvinus mysteries. This one takes place entirely in private, as Corvinus investigates a murder that is worrying the family of his stepdaughter. It has the usual virtues of this series, an engrossing atmosphere and engaging ongoing characters. Still, I wish Corvinus would get back into the realm of politics, as little as he likes it. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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When Corvinus receives a letter, with a tantalising PS, from his adopted daughter, Marilla, mentioning there might have been a murder, he hot-foots it to Castrimoenium at once. Not that everyone agrees that Lucius Hostilius was murdered. Poison was apparently the means of death, but Lucius was terminally ill: it was only a matter of time. Although he hasn't any official investigative status, Corvinus can't resist doing a little amateur sleuthing. And he has barely begun when two other corpses turn up and he is formally on the case. Lucius had been suffering something of a personality change because of his illness, so there is no shortage of suspects among friends and family whom he had antagonised. But Corvinus goes up many a blind alley before arriving at the heart of the mystery. As we follow Marcus Corvinus, clue by clue, on his twelfth case, we allow ourselves to be pleasurably diverted by rumours of Meton's love life - and by an authentic recipe for fish pickle sauce . . . Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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What lets this book down is the way that the central character of Corvinus is depicted. He is supposed to be a patrician, vaguely part of the Roman elite. Wishart insists on having him speak Estuary English like some Essex bank robber and this jars throughout.
The historical components are very good and we see daily life in some detail and clarity. ( )