- Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Crimeline; 4th THUS edition (Nov 2 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553577174
- ISBN-13: 978-0553577174
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#627,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #68 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Books & Reading > Antiquarian & Rare Books
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From Publishers Weekly
The discovery of an extremely rare, 15th-century book leads to murder and international intrigue in Kaewert's (Unprintable) latest contemporary mystery featuring publisher and rare-book collector Alex Plumtree. The medieval book, which details the lives of the knights who protected King Richard the Lion-Heart and which was believed to have been destroyed by Edward IV, is immediatetly stolen after Alex finds it hidden in his family library. Meanwhile, the Foxburghe Club in Cornwall, an exclusive society of book collectors whose membership primarily consists of nobility, surprises Alex by inviting him to join. Curious, he agrees, but the honor quickly fades; Alex's initiation weekend at a medieval castle in Cornwall turns sour with the death of a club member, compounded by his mounting suspicion that one of the elite book collectors stole the ancient tome. Alex is determined to ferret out the thief (and in the process discovers that the book has a deadly secret). No one, including the prime minister and the archbishop of Canterbury, is above suspicion. Alex is an engaging and often comic hero, and he is supported by wonderful secondary characters. The plot is complicated and occasionally confusing, but in the end, the charming characters and the suspenseful race to find the book hold readers' attention. (Nov.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
"A treat for booklovers."
--Tales from a Red Herring
"As always, absorbing and enlightening."
--Rendezvous
--Tales from a Red Herring
"As always, absorbing and enlightening."
--Rendezvous
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Twists & turns galore.....,
By "camlyndc" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Untitled: A Booklover's Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
As a fan of "books about books", I was excited to discover the existence of Kaewert's series. "Untitled" is jam-packed with literary allusions and plot twists, making it eminently readable. Be forewarned that it crams a slightly excessive number of plot twists into its pages--it may be difficult to figure out the motivations behind all the characters' actions. A helpful hint: Buy the sequel once you start getting near the end of this one. I sincerely hope that it resolves the cliff-hanger ending of this title!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting Series,
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This review is from: Untitled: A Booklover's Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
In this third outing for Alex Plumtree, the owner of the Plumtree Press, he is invited to join the Dibdin Club just after finding a 15th century book hidden in his estate's library. But the book is stolen before he can enjoy it and the hunt is on.While Kaewert writes well, there was just too much to this book. Too many subplots, too many characters, too many agendas, too many attempted murders, too many coincidences, etc. Kaewert did well in keeping everything straight, but all that detracted from the mystery and the ending was too pat. I'll try the next in the series as well, but if the author continues to overwrite her books, I'll move on to another series with an author who can tell a good story in terser language.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Much improved over the first in the series,
By ctdak (Alaska USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Untitled: A Booklover's Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
I read Kaewert's first in this Booklover's Mystery series and hoped that subsequent stories would show improvement. (Incidentally, the first one is Unsolicited, originally published in 1994, then reprinted by Bantam in 2000. Bantam would have you believe this is a new addition to the series when in fact it's a reprint of the first.) Untitled, the fourth in the series, is indeed much improved over the first. It is not slow in getting rolling and it has quite a complicated plot with twists and turns that leave you guessing. Just when you think you have things figured out, something is revealed which changes the picture again. The setting, with most characters and scenes revolving around the annual weekend gathering of an exclusive, high society British antique book collectors club at Castle Trefoyle, is definitely reminiscent of an Agatha Christie setting.There is still too little in the way of British expressions and terminology used by her characters for them to be totally realistic, and one of the main characters, the protagonist's brother Max Plumtree, has an unbelievable character overhaul from book one. Also, a minor writing problem appears later in the story when the plot is disjointed in a couple of places. The ending doesn't explain or resolve everything, but this is obviously intentional and gives one the impression of being at least a partial lead-in to the next book in the series (Unsigned, which came out in January of 2001). The most unlikely, but still interesting, aspect of this story's plot is the tenuous nature of the relationship between the West, particularly England, and Iraq over the content of an antique book. All in all, this is a good read, pretty much leaving you guessing to the end. Kaewert's series is better for this one and I will read more. I recommend it to British mystery fans, although it helps to have been introduced to the characters in a previous book of the series.
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