by Philip Kerr
If you are interested in finding a book to read with the goal of learning more about Isaac Newton... read another book. If, on the other hand, you are interested in a reasonably entertaining historical murder mystery - check this out.The Newton we meet here is more Sherlock Holmes than, well, Newton...
As several others have noted, this read more like a Holmes and Watson adventure, only with less character development or wit. I slogged through the first third, waiting for something to happen. Things briefly became lively and interesting, then nothing for another long while. There was potential her...
The historical fiction parts about Isaac Newton and the Tower of London are fantastic, and I enjoyed the struggles of the main character to keep up with Newton and his niece intellectually, but the mystery plot is sort of Da Vinci Code light, and Da Vinci Code was pretty light to begin with.
Un des maîtres du thriller , Philip est renommé pour ces thrillers à saveur intellectuelle. Il se lance avec “Le chiffre de l’alchimiste” dans le polar historique. Un mariage mi figue mi raisin.On suit Sir Isaac Newton, alors gardien de la Monnaie, un rôle qu’il avait cru honorifique à la poursuite ...
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