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Pros & Cons
Pros
The plot is nicely involved but never overly complex. Beautifully written, nicely researched. Author creates an atmosphere that keeps the reader riveted.
The story switches between the countryside of sussex, a besieged london and the american battlefields. Good read for fans of english life in the 1700's.
Instruments of darkness is the debut novel of imogen robertson. Set at a time when the american revolutionary war was at its height and had escalated to a global conflict. There are three sequels to instruments.
Cons
The writing is surprisingly poor for a published book. It is also filled with the bad guys are immediately revealed by their bad breath and physical deformity. I buy a lot of books for my kindle and i have never felt like i wanted my money returned.
Highlights
Quality
The role of rachel especially impressed me with the strength she exhibited for one still not twenty years old
The multiple stories and murders come cohesively together in the end with the unlikely persistent sleuths still alive and proven friends
No matter the quality of the plot or characters sloppy english detracts from the story
The sine qua non of the crowther and westerman books
Packaging/appearance
Good read for fans of english life in the 1700s
Competitiveness
But robertson has now set up a world that i want to revisit again and again
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- This product had a total of 229 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 20 2022.
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If crowther had known what was in store for him he just might have pulled the covers back over his head
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The only reason why shes taken up residence at caveley park is because her husband has always wanted a big house and property
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If left to her own devices shed still be at sea
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Gabriel crowther on the other hand is an anatomist which isnt a very popular occupation in eighteenth century england
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He prefers solitude for many reasons only one of which concerns his work
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Is that the pace tended to be glacial until the last quarter of the book
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Please set another place at table
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Im a fan of mysteries but not usually of historical fiction
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