The third in his cycle of novels is again set around the Sempere & Sons bookshop. Set in 1957 a man enters the bookshop, buys and inscribes the most expensive book. This sets in train the back story of imprisonment and betrayal. Not the magic of the first book but the gothic atmosphere, characters and story are entertaining and absorbing - Fermin is a treat. More to come.
(Christine Miller - bwl 66 Autumn 2012 ) |
