by Matthew Pearl
3.5 stars
maybe
After Charles Dickens died halfway through writing his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, there was a maelstrom of speculation about whether there was any evidence about how Dicken's would have or if he even did finish more of the book. This is the central story this mystery novel revolves ar...
Charles Dickens has just died leaving his latest effort “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” unfinished. A partner in an American publishing house decides to go to England in order to find clues to seeing the book through to completion. I understand this book is historically accurate with respect to Mr. D...
Gave it up at page ten. Its just not a book for me.
There are some delightful vignettes in the book -- I particularly liked the story of Frank and Charles Dickens and the shorthand lesson. The denouement was outstanding. It did, however, d-r-a-g in places.
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