Customer Reviews

The Lake Ching Murders: A Mystery of Fire and Ice

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The Lake Ching Murders is a wonderful twisty mystery. My complaint, however, is that the book notes....you know, the stuff on the inside flaps...told me more than I wanted to know before I read the book. However, since I don't think that that was the author's fault, the book still gets a five.

As I said, a wonderful twisty.
I enjoyed the protagonist. I have not read this author before, but his character is a discerning man. I liked that he knew himself quite well. The mystery itself...well, there is gory stuff, understated. If you cannot abide blood, skip this book, but, the brutality of the murders is a part of the story. I fear to say too much. Not, that I am afraid of retribution, but, that I am afraid of saying too much to the next reader.

So, again, this book is a wonderful twisty whodunnit....set in China....a great read.

I found this mystery very satisfying. It brought me into a totally different world of unusal and interesting characters and presented me with a puzzle I couldn't easily solve. Lots of plot twists kept me interested and the view of a totally different culture kept me engaged. I can't wait to read other books by Rotenberg and I guess that's the bottom line. I want more.