Wendy F. (mysticmom) reviewed Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, Bk 1) on + 30 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Devastatingly funny, sophisticated and witty murder mystery, written with the wry humor that only the Brits can pull off. A great read!
Raydene B. (Knitbooky) reviewed Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, Bk 1) on + 136 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
An English barrister gets into trouble in Venice while trying to escape the tax man in England. The writing is with characteristic dry British humor (or is it humour?) that isn't everone's cup of tea but fun anyway.
Hientrinh L. (antaeus) reviewed Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, Bk 1) on + 34 more book reviews
Witty, erudite mystery involving English law students. Lots of fun.
Excellent!
Alisha D. (ccreader) reviewed Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, Bk 1) on + 112 more book reviews
An elaborately plotted, very English & charming murder mystery.
Marie S. (jasmarie) reviewed Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, Bk 1) on + 19 more book reviews
Death in Venice
For young barrister Julia Larwood, ita was to be a vacation in pursuit of eros, in flight from the tax man.... An Art Lover's Holiday to Italy. Reduced to near penury by the Inland Revenue, Julia could hardly afford such a luxury, but she'd be in hock to the Revenue either way, so why not? Poor, hapless, incurably sentimental Julia. How could she know that the ravishing young Art Lover for whom she conceived a fatal passion was himself an employee of Inland revenue? Or that her hard-won night of passion would end in murder-with her inscribed copy of this year's Finance Act lying a few feet from the corpse.....
For young barrister Julia Larwood, ita was to be a vacation in pursuit of eros, in flight from the tax man.... An Art Lover's Holiday to Italy. Reduced to near penury by the Inland Revenue, Julia could hardly afford such a luxury, but she'd be in hock to the Revenue either way, so why not? Poor, hapless, incurably sentimental Julia. How could she know that the ravishing young Art Lover for whom she conceived a fatal passion was himself an employee of Inland revenue? Or that her hard-won night of passion would end in murder-with her inscribed copy of this year's Finance Act lying a few feet from the corpse.....
