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06/19/08
TITLE/AUTHOR: THE BLACK TOWER by Louis Bayard
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Mystery/2008/352 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand-alone
TIME/PLACE: Late 1700's/Early 1800's/France
CHARACTERS: Inspector Vidocq
FIRST LINES:I'm a man of a certain age -- old enough to have been every kind of fool -- & I find to my surprise that the only counsel I have to pass on is this: Never let your name be found in a dead man's trousers.
COMMENTS: Rec from Harper Collins First Look Review Program (ARC). Well ...more
TITLE/AUTHOR: THE BLACK TOWER by Louis Bayard
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Mystery/2008/352 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand-alone
TIME/PLACE: Late 1700's/Early 1800's/France
CHARACTERS: Inspector Vidocq
FIRST LINES:I'm a man of a certain age -- old enough to have been every kind of fool -- & I find to my surprise that the only counsel I have to pass on is this: Never let your name be found in a dead man's trousers.
COMMENTS: Rec from Harper Collins First Look Review Program (ARC). Well ...more
Very well done, especially considering the constraints of the historical record about the lost dauphin - Bayard creates an engaging story while not getting too far afield of what's known. Vidocq is compelling from the beginning, and Carpentier's growth as a character through the novel's events is expertly done. A solid choice for historical fiction fans.
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