The Book of Murder

by Guillermo Martínez

Book Overview

A chilling new tale of literary intrigue from the author of the international sensation The Oxford Murders

When Guillermo Mart nez 's novel The Oxford Murders was first published in the United States, The New York Times Book Review called it "a scholarly whodunit for] anyone who loves a good mystery." Now Mart nez returns with a worthy followup: the mesmerizing The Book of Murder. A young writer finds himself...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143115804
• ISBN13: 9780143115809
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Good, not as good as The Oxford Murders, but good

I waited for this book, waited wondering what Guillermo could do after The Oxford Murders (the movie is ok, but the book is better)and then it came out....well it is good, different, but not as strong. While the premise of the Oxford Murders was mathematical, here the premise is more esoteric, fatalistic, almost deterministic with the same altruistic 'it wasn't me, I was good all along and was actually helping' character development. Although he is still a master at creating suspense and has an Agatha Christie' like gift of throwing you off the trail, the denouement is far less climatic and the premise held together with staples instead of nails; it reads wobbly. All in all, a great read which can be done quite quickly and which reserves a good amount of satisfaction for the end without making you hungry for substance in between. He may show a bit of what I call 'Perez-Reverte' syndrome, that is, great story, good development, can't write an ending for his life, in this case, Guillermo manages far better than reverte.