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Title: Confusing story, weak ending and sloppy plot
Review: Other reviewers have mentioned the weak ending - and I agree. Before the ending, there is also very sloppy plotting - two 'bad-guys' who have been killed at an apartment in Cambridge turn up a few chapters later digging a hole in a basement! While the weaving of the plot through Boston's history is clever, and is the best part of the story, the motivations of the main characters in the present day are not clear, and there are jumps in the story that don't make sense. It is OK as a Beach Read, so long as you can suspend disbelief and ignore the errors and inconsistencies in the story structure.The same writer's 'Harvard Yard' is a much better book, but also has a weak and disappointing ending.
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