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Plot twists worthy of The Da Vinci Code dominate this agile first novel from Carrell...this spirited and action-packed novel delivers constant excitement. (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )
"a gripping page-turner, an erudite account of contemporary Bard scholarship and the plays and poems that made Mr Shakespeare, whoever he was, the man he is today. Perfect" Daily Express (“a hide-and-seek chase of murder and mayhem...Carrell omits [Dan Brown’s] ridiculous howlers but follows his penchant for twists, turns and incessant violence” The Times )
"It's the Da Vinci Code on steroids and would be banned if it were an athlete... An intelligent, thought-provoking, highly readable and extremely fast-paced whodunit spanning four centuries" Daily Sport (“her extensive research is both accurate and impressive” RTE Guide )
"a gripping page-turner, an erudite account of contemporary Bard scholarship and the plays and poems that made Mr Shakespeare, whoever he was, the man he is today. Perfect" Daily Express (“a hide-and-seek chase of murder and mayhem...Carrell omits [Dan Brown’s] ridiculous howlers but follows his penchant for twists, turns and incessant violence” The Times )
"It's the Da Vinci Code on steroids and would be banned if it were an athlete... An intelligent, thought-provoking, highly readable and extremely fast-paced whodunit spanning four centuries" Daily Sport (“her extensive research is both accurate and impressive” RTE Guide )
The Times
'a hide-and-seek chase of murder and mayhem...
Carrell omits [Dan Brown's] ridiculous howlers but follows his penchant for twists, turns and incessant violence'
Carrell omits [Dan Brown's] ridiculous howlers but follows his penchant for twists, turns and incessant violence'
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can't add any more than has already been said . . . but I have to get it off my chest!!! I'm just so relieved that I'm not alone in my utter bafflement in this book! I have pretty disparate reading habits and have enjoyed the good, bad and plain ugly. However I've never encountered a book like this - as if someone threw a (large) handful of corny plot devices, boring diversions, colourless characters and Shakespeare plays into the air and published the resulting mess just as it landed. If you don't want to lose money, time and your patience, steer clear.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book would, perhaps, have been bearable if there had been any credibility in the plot but that was very definitely not the case. The story involves a Shakespearian scholar following a trail towards some previously undiscovered Shakespeare documents, jumping around between Europe and the US, closely followed by a serial killer intent on finding the same documents. The trail is one incredibly improbable lucky guess after another and the killings even too painfully contrived for a typical fictional murderer. It all fell to pieces in the final climatic scene were the author herself lost track of which protagonist had the vital documents and they suddenly turned up, unexplained and impossibly under the circumstances, in the rival's hands. It was hard to keep going after that because obviously nothing was necessarily going to hold together if not even the author, editor and proof-readers were paying attention. Only worth reading if with a very robust suspension of disbelief and a rock-hard disregard for continuity errors.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Plot twists like the "Da Vinci Code" yes. Worthy of the "Da Vinci code" a resounding NO! I really wanted this book to be amazing and in the begining it seemed like it could be, but it quickly went downhill. The plot, characters and even some of the scenes seemed to be too close for comfort to the 'Da Vinci Code'. The plot is scattered with flashbacks to elizabethan england that were dull and unecsarry. And the plot overall becomes so jumbled and complicated it seems to have confused itself let alone the readers (and I studied Shakespeare at university). This book started with a promise that it could be something special and sadly ended as a third rate rip off. It is sadly just a waste of paper.
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Best Kept a secret
There are very few books that I do not finish. I always try & read to the end to give the Author the benefit of the doubt. Read more
Published 1 month ago by K. J. Hudson
a bit muddled in places
very like the da vinci code as a murder has occured and the heroine Kate is trying to discover what lead to this. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lindymck
Really enjoyed!
Have to say, unlike most of the readers here it seems I really enjoyed this book, I was totally sucked in and couldn't put it down! So am now going to try the sequel!! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Chloe Scrivens
Probably one of the worst books I've ever read!
I finished this book as it was a Book Club choice but have no idea what the story line was, whether there was a denoument and whether there was any conclusion. Read more
Published 3 months ago by GrapevineKath
Enjoyable mystery - suspend disbelief
For those who've written that they don't understand the book I wanted to say that they could have read the author's notes at the end which state what facts the story is based upon,... Read more
Published 5 months ago by H. Robertson
Too much detail and not enough action.
This book was chosen for our local book club. Its far too long to tell a predictable ending and packed with long passages where the characters discuss historical infomation. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mary Pearce
Great Book!
A mentor of Katherine Stanley (director of Hamlet at the Globe theatre) dies suddenly after giving her a present that will lead to a secret about Shakespeare's life. Read more
Published 9 months ago by David Parkin
It is a lot harder to ape Dan Brown than you think
I have given up with The Shakespeare Secret less than half way through. I love Shakespeare and the idea of a killer copying deaths from Shakespeare plays sounded great (of course,... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Lg Barron
Don't bother
Contrived and totally unrealistic plot, stereotypical and unbelievable characters crowned by incredibly sloppy writing. Read more
Published 14 months ago by SallyAnn
Provocative but woefully flawed
At its core, 'The Shakespeare Secret' has a strong foundation routed in a most controversial topic. Curious are the ways a modern day killer embodies elements of Shakespeare's... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Beth
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