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Review title: Historically accurate but fictionally lacking
Product review: I was quite impressed with the historical accuracy of this book yet it was not a very good mystery. Carr felt the need to slap us in the face with each clue, explaining everything to death and over and over! I think this book would have been a lot better if the author had left a lot more of the mystery to be solved by the readers, such as why the murders occurred on Holy Days and why near water. This book will never have to be interpreted by an English class, that's for sure! I feel Carr would have profitted by acting as a consultant and letting someone else write the book. A review I read recently noted that there are no memorable lines in the book and that's a darn shame. Such a beautifully set up scene and such a wonderful chance to develop a great story but this is not done. And 500 pages...gee whiz! Say it in fewer pages.
