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The Beggar's Opera (2012)

by Peggy Blair(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0143179977 (ISBN13: 9780143179979)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Penguin Canada

review 1: The Beggar's Opera was difficult for me to get through, not because of the writing but because of the tough subject matter. Peggy Blair writes an illuminating book on what it means to be imprisoned in a Cuban jail and on the other hand a detective in Cuba, since the book is told from both Dectective Ramirez and Senior Ellis's perspective. I can't say that I would ever want to travel to Cuba now after reading the book, but it did give me a better perspective of the kinds of things Cubans have to deal with. I had a hard time with the case in this story of the young street boy who is found dead in the ocean after having been sexually assaulted. I wanted to believe that Senor Ellis was innocent, but on the other hand, I couldn't like him without knowing if he had committed thi... mores awful crime. I wonder if I might like a different story by Peggy Blair a little better.
review 2: A first in mystery series featuring Dr. Inspector Ricardo Ramirez - head of the Havana Major Crimes Unit. Dr. Ramirez sees the ghosts of the victims of the crimes he investigates; a gift handed down to him by his deceased grandmother. The plot is great, the setting in Havana is extremely well described and Ramirez is a wonderful character. If you enjoy mysteries and are ready for a new geographical setting, you'll surely enjoy this one! less

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