N G G itibaren Nesfield, Ilkley, North Yorkshire LS29، المملكة المتحدة
Long to the point of tedium. It does, however, paint a sympathetic portrait of a national icon long taken for granted. The ending felt contrived, as if JCO had to throw in a conspiracy to satisfy some odd morbid portion of the population.
In search of the perpetrator of a multiple murder in Paris, a French detective pursues his quarry aboard the steamer Leviathan which is traveling to India in about 1878. Erast Fandorin, a young Russian diplomat/detective on his way to Japan meets the ship along the way. The mystery is fine though not very original. Fandorin has the advantage of the frenchman at every step. He's a bit of a cross between Holmes and Poirot. Parts of the story are related by several of the eclectic, international group of passengers. This is what gets the book 4 stars from me. Their suspicions of each other are related in terms of ironic and humorous prejudices. The mutual distaste between english, french, japanese and other nationalities creates a comedy of manners that makes the book a pleasure to read. Whether the translator was entirely true to the original Russian, I cannot say, but the English is fluid and natural.
Love this! Totally edge of your seat reading. Total longing for Jace & Clary to be together even though the circumstances - arghhh! there's got to be some twist, please let there be a twist! I'm totally down with Clary & Simon, but JACE, JACE, JACE!!! Jace, Clary, Simon & the shadowhunters are battling with Valentine to keep him from provoking war against shadowhunters & downworlders. Can they succeed? Once again, Cassandra Clare brings her readers into her world of shadowhunting and unconditional love.