The Red Queen Dies: A Mystery
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781250037176 (1250037174)
Publish date: September 10th 2013
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
A wonderful premise is ruined by poor writing. The story, while laced with intriguing references (Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, A Clockwork Orange, and the Lincoln assassination), drags under unnecessary descriptions, boring characters, and terrible pacing. Such a letdown.
An enjoyable police procedural, reminded me while reading it of a Law & Order Criminal Intent episode. An interesting choice of setting, 2019, with some much improved technology in the world, but well done and realistic rather than being over the top. Nice to see a future setting without too much sc...