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Darker God: A Laetitia Talbot Mystery (2010)

by Barbara Cleverly(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1299240356 (ISBN13: 9781299240353)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Bantam

series

Laetitia Talbot

review 1: In this third outing set in 1928 Athens, Letty's mentor, Sir Andrew Merriman, is killed at the dress rehearsal of a Greek tragedy he is directing about the murder of King Agamemnon by his vengeful wife Clytemnestra. As more facts come to light, the parallels between ancient and modern become eerie. Personal vendettas and politics entwine in nefarious plots, and Letty's life is endangered. I found the political aspects interesting, as I'm not familiar with this period of Greek history. I love this series, and enjoyed this suspenseful episode, though I missed the archeological focus of the first two books. I am definitely hoping for a fourth book, with Letty off digging again!
review 2: This is the third in the Laetitia Talbot series about a young archaeologist s... moreet during the late 1920's. In this adventure, Letty and William Gunning are in Greece for the opening of a play directed by Letty's ex-lover, Andrew Merriman. Before the story gets underway, Andrew Merriman is murdered during dress rehearsal, and his wife, Maude falls to her death that same day. The driving force of the the story is an act named The Population exchange between Greece and Turkey of 1923, which is an actual event. Cleverly weaves historic events into the thread of the story which provide glimpses of brutal history, and all the errors made in the name of religion. less

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