First novel and has good reviews.
Typical of critics to like this when it misses the mark. For me it tries to be to many things…is it a ghost story, a romance, a crime mystery or a historical novel? In parts this is good.
The story in a nutshell, A women is writing a biog of Isaac Newton, she believes he may have been a murderer who stands to gain rank as the top man in Cambridge University. So bring on a murderer in 1660 and you have historical literary thriller, don’t believe the hype or the blurb.
Score 4.5/10
Date read August 2008
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