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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Much intrigue and high-level skulduggery, in the name of patriotism, generates an engaging story line for this latest installment of Commissioner Joe in London. Everyone step ups up to assist in the solution with strong kudos to the lower lever plods, his sister, and brother in law. Ballet and its place and perceptions in the tween wars period provide an interesting harmonic to the main story line. ( ) This book is the first book that I have read by Cleverly, and I really enjoyed it. A Spider in the Cup was full of many twists and turns and just when the reader think they figured it out Cleverly added another twist. Sandilands was a great lead detective and was developed well throughout the course of the book. The reader gets to meet not just his colleagues but his family as well which helps give the reader a better look at who this detective is. Since this book is part of a series, I am sure that the reader gets more details about Sandilands and his non-work life during the series. However I enjoyed reading this book as a standalone and was able to follow it very well not being familiar with previous books. The book's mystery is well done and is able to keep the reader guessing. I also really enjoyed Cleverly's world building bringing to life 1933 London. Overall this book was a fabulous read that I would most definitely recommend if you are looking for a good mystery. Received a copy through Goodreads in exchange for a review. This Joe Sandilands novel starts very slowly, and the reading does not flow well. Towards the middle of the book, the old Barbara Cleverly glimpses through the English mist. The story hints at the building German problem, as a few powerful men attempt to manipulate the world. Cleverly has spies and counter spies everywhere, and they seem wimpy. The action does not ring true to what is actually happening during this time. Cleverly does not utilize the writing that has made her popular. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: At dawn one morning in 1933, an amateur dowsing team digging the banks of the Thames for precious metals unearths the body of a young woman with a missing toe and a priceless gold coin in her mouth. The case falls on Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard Joe Sandilands' turf, but he's been given another assignment--and a very high-profile one. London is hosting a historic global economic conference to try to solve the global Depression, and political tensions are running very high, as very influential participants are starting to take positions allied with or staunchly against the rapidly militarizing Germany. Sandilands' job is to protect and keep an eye on the visiting American senator Cornelius Kingstone, right-hand man to President Roosevelt, throughout the conference. When a strange set of coincidences link the river bank body to the senator, Joe realizes his assignment is much bigger than he'd thought, and that Senator Kingstone is caught up in a very dangerous game--one that might cost not just one but thousands of lives. .No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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