A Broken Vessel
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670849994 (0670849995)
Publish date: May 18th 1994
Publisher: Viking Books
Pages no: 289
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Mystery,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Regency
Series: Julian Kestrel Mysteries (#2)
I thought it was an enjoyable read. There was a little complexity to the mystery that I liked. The only thing I didn't care for was Julian's fling with Sally. Maybe it would have happened in the real world, maybe not, I understand this is fiction but he was just way too understanding with her profes...
Implausible but entertaining linked mysteries, heavy on unlikely coincidences and mistaken identities.Also, dick jokes.
Broken Vessel is the second book in the Julian Kestrel mystery series. I found it to be just as enjoyable as the first one even though I wasn't crazy about him sleeping with the prostitute. This one actually kept me guessing longer than the first one did. I thought I had it figured out and then I th...
Julian Kestral is such a dandy that his style is copied everywhere, but his true gift is in sleuthing. When his valet's sister stumbles upon a chilling letter, he takes the case. The mystery is twisty and dark, and solved through a combination of legwork, wit and courage. I love the dialog in the...
The second in the 4 book Julian Kestrel series of mysteries set in 1820's England. This series of books have some of the more interesting and creative mysteries and solutions. I have yet to guess the culprit before the conclusion. The mysteries tend to be constructed of many small mysteries, in t...
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