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Title: The Thief of Venice (Homer Kelly Mysteries (Paperback)) by Jane Langton ISBN: 0-14-029189-X Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Quite A Bit Different
Comment: Having read almost all of the Homer Kelly mysteries by Jane Langton, I was surprised by this one. Not only does it take place outside the normal venue, but as well, Homer plays a very small part in the book, with Mary doing most of the detecting. As usual, Ms. Langton does an excellent job of wrapping up several seemingly disparate plotlines into one tidy ending. The descriptions of Venice are interesting, although at times are rather more like a list of attractions rather than true descriptions. All in all, not the best of the series; but even when not the best, a Jane Langton book is better than most in the genre.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not the best to Start with, but....
Comment: This might not be the best Homer Kelly mystery to start with, but it is definitely worth reading if you like the series. Most of the Homer Kelly books take place in Boston; occassionally on another site, such as Florence (the Dante Game) and Oxford (the Longest Day). Unlike the previous reviewer, I did not find ANY of the Boston books boring. This one, that takes place in Venice, is a great introduction to the city. And Mary Kelly is more of the main character than Homer. But for those of us who have READ EVERY ONE, it was interesting to see Mary in a foreign city and the danger she finds herself in. Perhaps not the best, but a very good look at Venice and to an extent, Medieval art.
Rating: 2
Summary: Forget Homer - it's a Mary Kelly Mystery
Comment: I began to think that Langton sat with a map of Venice to write her story and name-drop places. I really think this book was not well written, badly proofread and why was it necessary to use all that profanity? If it weren't for the Venice setting it would be as dull as her Boston books.
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Title: The Escher Twist: A Homer Kelly Mystery by Jane Langton ISBN: 0142001848 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: God in Concord (Homer Kelly Mysteries (Paperback)) by Jane Langton ISBN: 0140165940 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Murder at the Gardner : A Novel of Suspense: A Homer Kelly Mystery (Penguin Crime Monthly) by Jane Langton ISBN: 0140113827 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1989 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Dante Game: A Homer Kelly Mystery (Homer Kelly Mystery Series) by Jane Langton ISBN: 0140138870 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Deserter: Murder at Gettysburg by Jane Langton ISBN: 0312301863 Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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