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Book Review of The Great Stink

The Great Stink
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Helpful Score: 4


The underground in Victorian England...No, not the subway; the sewers! This murder mystery takes place in the dirtier side of London, not the elegant Victorian England we mostly read about. We meet characters who live in the in the seedy portions of London and who work below ground in the sewers. It's a side of London I've not heard about before. The story is told mostly in a narrative style as opposed to lots of dialogue; but, once I got used to the style, it was a fun read. An introduction to the sewers of London and a good murder mystery.