Mystery

“Expect to be baffled during much of the book, since this trip of a lifetime is being interpreted by Agnes, who’s rarely sure of what she’s witnessing.”

Isabel Dalhousie is a rarity in modern fiction in that she’s a philosopher. Not just a philosophically minded character, as is found across genres, but an actual working philosopher.

“In spite of the earlier wanderings throughout the story . . . Elmendorf provides the reader with an engaging story that is hard to put down, and satisfying at the end.”

“a clever and entertaining novel that readers of the series will likely enjoy.”

“succeeds thanks to Samson’s finely rendered characterizations and twists that are believable yet impossible to predict.”

“This 24th in the series will do for a quickly moving airport or travel read, but only the ‘mental disorder as disability’ premise is memorable . . .

“It sounds like the opening of a joke: Four lawyers die in a plane crash.

“Pick this one up for light entertainment, flawless narrative, and a charming throwback to the best of what a city crime novel once delivered.”

“Klavan’s writing ability and his intelligence show up on every page and make the ride worthwhile.”

“Allow this novel to float its ideas and its just—if not legal—solutions with its philosophy, and accept an end-of-summer blessing.”

“Kelly Rimmer’s scenes in both eras are fraught with anxiety, urging the reader to keep turning the page, anxious to learn about each character’s experiences, right up to the very end.”