- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books; Reissue edition (May 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 014029189X
- ISBN-13: 978-0140291896
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.6 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,661,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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I was rather disappointed in this offering from an author I usually enjoy thoroughly. The essential elements of characters, twists in the plot and an exciting city, Venice should have worked. But there was a distinct lack of depth and I often found the characters confusing. Somehow this time the links between stories, unknown to the characters which are part of the Langton charm, just did not come off. On the whole it was a wasted opportunity.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In Venice, Samuele Bell hosts an international rare book convention that experts from around the world attend. Among the attendees is American Professor Homer Kelly, whose spouse Mary, also a professor, accompanies him to Italy. While Homer spends all of his time relishing the city''s vast Renaissance collection, Mary tours Venice with her camera.
As the Kellys enjoy their stay in the city, Dr. Richard Henchard finds an apartment for his mistress. However, the apartment contains a strange closet where he uncovers a hidden Jewish treasure, probably buried there during World War II. To keep the treasure that he now claims as his, Richard murders two people. He also meets Mary and they begin an affair even as the police seek an unknown killer.
The fourteenth Kelly mystery provides a fresh look at the main characters by shifting them to Italy and having their personal lives intercede on the who-done-it. Homer and Mary remain a warm, wonderful couple, who now must deal with her affair with the killer. However, it is Jane Langton''s descriptions of present day and World War II Venice that makes this must reading of series fans and amateur sleuth tales.
Harriet Klausner
Format:Hardcover
This book is quite interesting. The descriptions of the city are Even better than any guide book i have every read. Although the descriptions are marvellousthe book does not score as many points.
The romance between Lucia and Samule makes you tingly inside. bottom line:ON A WHOLE DISAPPOINTING AND dRAGGING. THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CITY MAKE IT A LOT EAISER TO SWALLOW.
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