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(4) | Keine | A depressed detective, still in mourning for his murdered wife, stumbles into a money-laundering scheme when a book is sold to him by mistake at a library book sale. The intended recipients, a trio of drug dealers, try to find him and the book. He tries to unearth the mystery of how the book came to be at the sale. It isn't easy - the book is written in Latin and Greek. The book itself, a 14th century codex, is obviously a priceless antiquity. However, as the story of the book unfolds, it slowly becomes clear that the book's value is more in its contents than its age.The story behind the book's origins begins in 1347. Commissioned by Pope Clement VI at the request of his physician, Guy de Chauliac, it travels to Hibernia to be copied by a young Irish monk. Can the monk finish in time to apply its secrets? Is Guy de Chauliac correct about the book's usefulness? Is the detective's belief in the book's contents justified? In an intricate tale that weaves back and forth between the middle ages and modern day America, a Greek physician's ancient formula provides the common thread that brings an unlikely cast of characters together.This is my first work of fiction - well, some of my memos were fiction. My hope is that you will buy it, read it and enjoy it. I do intend to write a couple more books but after the hard scrabbling with Kindle to get this one published, the muse is cowering in a corner, so it may be a while.If you have any questions or comments please feel free to send me an e-mail. Since almost all my messages are spam, anything else will make a welcome change.rhaggerty@irishcultureandcustoms.com… (mehr) |
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This is a puzzle mystery, and the detective has to learn a lot of stuff about manuscripts, early book production, current-day book collecting, the medieval Papacy, and the Black Death. Not to mention ancient Greek medicine and how it was handed down from mythical times. The author conveys this lore artfully, in entertaining doses through the interactions of wide-flung characters who each know a piece of the information needed to solve the puzzle. He also uses superbly imagined historical flashbacks to the medieval Papal Court and the remote Irish monastery, as well as scenes of daily life among the townspeople of Avignon. The crooks are a pretty colorful bunch too, though totally unaware of the intrinsic significance of their theft. They are solely interested in its market value.
This is a quest story rather than a shoot 'em up action story, and the process of discovery is the plot. The characters are of interest mostly for what they bring to the search. The writing is straightforward and serviceable, and the author contributes quite a bit of humor throughout. I enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who likes a good conundrum, with plenty of medieval lore thrown in for good measure. And of course I recommend it to all Cincinnatians who enjoy detective stories set in their city. (