Book: Murder
in the Forbidden City
Author: Amanda
Roberts
Pages: 202
Date(s)
Read: November 8th, 2024 to November 20th, 2024
Date
Published: June 28th, 2017
Rating: 4/5
Review:
This was a
good, short mystery. I enjoyed it. It's not the most complex detective story
ever but for an old timey whodunit it was great.
When Lady
Li's sister-in-law Suyi, a lady in waiting to the empress, is murdered it's up
to detective Gong to solve the crime. With Gong himself barred from the
Forbidden City for being a man he must enlist Lady Li's help in infiltrating
the palace and finding out who murdered Suyi and why.
Lady Li and
Gong are both likable characters with some good chemistry. I enjoyed the dual
perspectives, it helped keep things going at a fast pace.
It's not a
particularly brilliant or memorable novel but I enjoyed my time reading this
book and recommend it if historical fiction and detective stories interest you.
No comments:
Post a Comment