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Review: Remember this book to follow as a wonderful travel plan by car from The Hague to Macesholm, a tiny village in Germany, all along the seacoast in between. However, as a mystery, which is what it's supposed to be, it stunk. An enormous amount of literary references, you have to be extremely well-read to pick up on them. Lot of talk about food, which is natural, considering the author used to be a chef. I liked the characters immensely, just nothing much ever happened. It was two complete stories, neither one of much interest. No real suspense, or who-done-it, or danger, or anything. Lots of weather talk, and travelogue descriptions, droll conversations, witty repartee, and at times, I thought the author let his bitterness (about what?) come through.
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