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[alyson]

I like Tey's mysteries, but I found this one a little more dry than usual.

This is the plot: a detective who has hurt himself and ended up bored and recuperating in the hospital is given a historical mystery to solve, on the lines of "who was Jack the Ripper?" or "was Lucrezia Borgia a tool or an accomplice?" He spends the rest of the book getting various mobile people's help researching information, and finding and working through his theories.

I don't know if the mystery involved here is a true historical mystery, nor do I know if this is the author's way of telling you something she actually figured out herself. But if you enjoy history, and rather dry wit, you may want to peek at this.

[alyson]

Well poo, I now see that someone else already reviewed this one. Better read their review, it's a bit more well rounded.