Title: O' Artful Death is an engaging and literate mystery
Product review: Sarah Stewart Taylor's first book introduces us to Sweeney St. George, an art history professor with a troubled past and an affinity for all things macabre. Sweeney is an engaging character; smart, but not smug, brash, but not obnoxious. She is likeable most of the time, but Taylor doesn't make her perfect, which is a real strength of the book.The plot is quite clever. Taylor shows some of her influences rather clearly (Possession by A.S. Byatt comes to mind), but never copies them, instead creating an original and enjoyable mystery.There are too many characters that don't get enough attention, and it took me some time to sort out exactly who everyone was, but this was a minor failing, as her main characters were very well fleshed out.If you enjoy mysteries with an intellectual bent, give it a try.
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