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4.5
Once more a satisfying mystery, maybe the villains are a bit too stereotypical, but on the other hand I can imagine that there are lots of politicians and lobbyists just like the ones depicted in the book.
There are lots of references to US politics. I found out that the reference to the Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer and the scandals that culminated in his resignation are real.
The book is well endowed with humor and clever wit, sometimes I wanted to mark to remember later one or other wit ...more
Once more a satisfying mystery, maybe the villains are a bit too stereotypical, but on the other hand I can imagine that there are lots of politicians and lobbyists just like the ones depicted in the book.
There are lots of references to US politics. I found out that the reference to the Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer and the scandals that culminated in his resignation are real.
The book is well endowed with humor and clever wit, sometimes I wanted to mark to remember later one or other wit ...more
This isn't a bad book, in fact, I liked it far more than Cockeyed which failed to produce a mystery at all. Donald indeed gets to investigate something this time and, in that aspect, this is a decent attempt, even if it's not among Stevenson's best. However, I have no knowledge of American politics nor any interest in it at all, so I had to force myself through some parts of the book. Perhaps more interested readers would enjoy it more. Honestly, I miss earlier Donald Strachey cases which were m
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