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Review title: At times good, but often dull, confused, never riveting
Product review: I'd heard good things about this novel so perhaps my expectations were unrealistic. But I finished it disappointed. A good editor perhaps could have fixed this novel. At times it's laboriously slow and wastes time. The author's skill for setting and description can't make up for his short comings building a tight story.I thought it was interesting when they analyzed a letter from the killer. I liked a lot of the description of New York City at that time. I liked a trip to a small rural Massachusetts town to interview the killer's brother.I found Theodore Roosevelt's character annoying and added nothing. We have shadowy characters trying to interfere with the investigation for no particular reason.Just expected more than I got.
