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Title: Definitely not up to snuff
Review: I'm a huge fan of mysteries set in Rome - but this series falls short of the rest. I liked the first couple I read, but was stunned at how the quality fell off as each book arrived. David Wishart can write, but for some reason he rambles endlessly, puts in unnecessary characters - and this from someone who loves lots of eccentric charactes in her mysteries - and generally over does the slangy casualness. I do get what the writer is after, but I don't think he achieves if except fleetingly. I have found the books frustrating, as they are almost good. Which is worse than just plain bad. Well, with the exception of the last book in the series - which was just plain bad. Anyway, check one or two out of the library first - perhaps you have a different viewpoint than I do.For reference - I like John Maddox Roberts, Lindsey Davis, Steven Saylor mysteries of ancient Rome.
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