- Paperback: 341 pages
- Publisher: Sceptre; New edition edition (19 Oct 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340750235
- ISBN-13: 978-0340750230
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,014,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'The Tempest defies categorisation and should enjoy broad appeal'
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gothic revisited,
By A.K.Farrar "AKF" (Timisoara, Romania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Tempest (Paperback)
Firmly in the tradition of the Gothic Novel, this 'who done it' explores the city of Venice at carnival time - complete with a costume party, fog and dead body. One thing strongly in its favour is the ability to suggest mystery without the need to sink into the supernatural.There are a series of strong sexual undercurrents and a healthy dig at the world of sterile academia (a replacement for the cloisters of the original Gothic tales). I do like the characterisation - there is a strong detective, an effete art critic and several strong female characters. A good read (if not quite up there with Frankenstein).
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Venetian intrigue to tempt the intrigued reader..,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Tempest (Paperback)
This is an exciting and unusual book that is not easy to put down - not least because of the sumptuous and ornate setting, the intriguing city of Venice, which the reader experiences keenly due to the skills of the author. No mere travelogue but a murder mystery and emotional drama, all entwined within the smells, sights and sounds of that enigmatic city - really, an excellent read that is far from being a run-of-the mill formula thriller.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't look now,
By Nick The Brief (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Tempest (Paperback)
You half expect Donald Sutherland or Julie Christie to stumble into the pages of this highbrow murder mystery. Murky, damp, rotting Venice as seen through the eyes of a lecherous student who finds himself tangled in an art forgery web. Very different and oddly intriguing.
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