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A review by lisaebetz
Pandora's Boy by Lindsey Davis
4.0
Final Thoughts on Pandora's Boy by Lindsey Davis. As expected, this book is filled with the snarky humor of the tough but also feminine sleuth, Albia. Ms. Lindsey's Rome is both intriguingly ancient, but also very familiar to cynical modern readers. That part did not disappoint. Also, I found the unexpected twist with her new husband enjoyable.
This was not my favorite book in this mystery series. Two reasons:
First of all, the main suspects were a group of spoiled, rich, inane friends. Albia found them annoying, and so did I. My dislike of the group did not help me care much about the victim, who had the bad judgement to want to hang out with them.
Secondly, the final solution was a bit of a let-down. It made logical sense, and Albia worked to get there, but it seemed she conveniently left out talking with the doctor until the end, when she should have known to do so earlier.
This was not my favorite book in this mystery series. Two reasons:
First of all, the main suspects were a group of spoiled, rich, inane friends. Albia found them annoying, and so did I. My dislike of the group did not help me care much about the victim, who had the bad judgement to want to hang out with them.
Secondly, the final solution was a bit of a let-down. It made logical sense, and Albia worked to get there, but it seemed she conveniently left out talking with the doctor until the end, when she should have known to do so earlier.