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I Sotterranei Di Istanbul (2012)

by Laurence O'Bryan(Favorite Author)

3.41 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

8854140198 (ISBN13: 9788854140196)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Newton Compton

series

Puzzle

review 1: If I had read and taken much notice of some of the reviews for this book, I might not have given it the chance. But there it was sitting on my Kindle and I rather fancied a thriller, so I got reading. First of all it should be noted that the author has done a lot of research into the history behind this tale and, I think, he has done a good job. There may be one or two little quibbles which other reviewers have noticed, but these didn't spoil my reading of the story. I must say that I rather enjoyed the book - it was easy to read and seemed to go along at a good pace; one day this could be made into a film. One reviewer seemed perturbed about the non-authentic American voice of the main protagonist, Sean Ryan, but really that made no difference to the story - in my mind Ry... morean seemed more English and I wasn't concerned by that at all. All in all, I felt that this was a really good read. Give it a chance!
review 2: When Sean Ryan learns of his friend Alek’s murder, he travels to Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to investigate. But why has an innocent photographer of artefacts been brutally murdered?The books starts off fast paced and keeps up the tempo throughout. Alek’s murder is the driving force behind Sean’s insistence that he stay in Istanbul. But his presence and investigation of his friend’s death attracts the wrong people. It is clear that the author did a huge amount of research for this book. He even says himself that he travelled to Istanbul 6 times to research the story. That is commendable and the scenes in Istanbul are descriptive enough to allow the reader to immerse themselves with ease. The pace is fast and the feeling that time is running out is always present. Then there are other things happening which make the story that much more urgent. The book is largely written in first person narrative through Sean’s eyes but there were a couple of things that didn’t work for me. There are a couple of characters whose parts were written in third person narrative but always seemed too peripheral for me. I would have liked if they had been fleshed out a little more. Also, my expectations of what a puzzle story should look like was different to how it was written. Maybe I’ve watched too many Indiana Jones’s stories where you find clues and then move to the next location. Maybe the puzzle element could have been strengthened.All in all, a good read with plenty of mystery. less

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