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Jenvera
Jenvera rated it 11 years ago
Me gusto, la verdad bastante ingenioso.Me atrapo completamente el libro!
Tin Story Elephant
Tin Story Elephant rated it 11 years ago
About 10 pages from the end I found myself wishing it wasn't about to be over. This was a cool book! A very detached, abstract mystery with a mathematical theme.
To Shoot or Not to Shoot
To Shoot or Not to Shoot rated it 12 years ago
Very enjoyable. I especially liked the Argentine view of England. It would have been even better if the translator had written it with an accent. Perhaps the best would be an audio reading with an Argentinian accent. I tried to do it in my head but kept slipping back into rather banal english.
Worlds Inside Books
Worlds Inside Books rated it 13 years ago
The main problem I had with this book is that I found it difficult to believe that the murderer isn’t discovered sooner. It is true that the novel takes place in ‘93, so the police had less gadgets than they have now, but they seem to be rather incompetent even when it comes to the most simple tasks...
eshchory
eshchory rated it 13 years ago
Excellent one of the best murder mysteries I've read.Again I owe a sincere thank you to the person who recommended it though I can't remember who it was or whether the recommendation was due to the maths or the Oxford location.It is always difficult to good the writing style in translation but it wa...
PinkPanthress reads
PinkPanthress reads rated it 13 years ago
Nyah... too much Maths for more than 2 Stars... but engaging enough to give it 3 Stars.
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 14 years ago
This novel has more red herrings than a communist fish market.But that's OK because I like novels that throws you off and keeps you guessing. Even if some of the herrings are obvious, there are always a few that swim by when you are not expecting them. The Oxford Murders is a nifty mystery about tw...
The Library of Babel
The Library of Babel rated it 14 years ago
I would have never wondered that a movie from Hollywood could have been better than a novel by a writer from Argentina. Which is like saying that I prefer a McDonald's plastic-like burger to a succulent meaty asado. But, well, there's always a first time.For the big screen version of "The Oxford Mur...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 15 years ago
I like watching Inspector Morse and Inspector Lewis. (Okay, for Inspector Lewis it's because I like Hathaway, but still). I liked Numbers for a bit.I didn't like this book.Sometimes I don't mind when you can figure out the solution by page 30. The Blood Doctor is somewhat like that but it is stil...
E.J. Stevens
E.J. Stevens rated it 15 years ago
Mystery, Murders, Motivations and Mathematics.This books has it all.The Oxford Murders by Guillermo Martinez is not just a fascinating murder mystery but also a puzzle that captures the reader and keeps you feverishly turning pages until the end. The story is told from the perspective of an Argentin...
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