Murder in Grub Street [Import] [Paperback]

Bruce Alexander (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Warner; New e. edition (February 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0751525111
• ISBN-13: 978-0751525113
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Once again a FANTASTIC novel!!!!!, August 28, 2001

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Brian Siegel (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder in Grub Street (Sir John Fielding) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the 2nd in the Sir John Fielding series. This book finds Sir John and Jeremy once again embroiled in another murder investigation. Once again the story is great as well as the cast of characters.The descriptions of the people and customs of that time make this one of the best historical mystery series around. Do yourself a favor and pick this one up. I would advise you reading the first novel in the series before(Blind Justice) you read this one. I continue to look fwd to the latest addition to this series.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A worthy sequel, but not as good as "Blind Justice", September 2, 1998

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This review is from: Murder in Grub Street (Sir John Fielding) (Mass Market Paperback)

I read and loved "Blind Justice", and really looked forward to the next book. I had gotten involved in the characters' lives, and wanted to know what was going to happen next. This sequel was good, but not nearly as good as its predecessor. For one thing, the mystery started off with a bang--but then rambled on, getting ever more complicated. The characters weren't as finely drawn: especially Sir John. The alteration to his domestic life in the last chapter was hardly unexpected, but came from nowhere. I look forward to the next book, but I doubt that it will live up to the first in the series.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite, engrossing tale., September 2, 2000

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L. S. Tucker (Port St. Lucie, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder in Grub Street (Sir John Fielding) (Mass Market Paperback)

The day before young Jeremy Proctor is to report to his new apprenticeship with printer, Mr. Crabb, a horrible murder occurs. Crabb, his wife and children, and two of his assistants are butchered in their beds. The suspect is a mad poet, John Clayton, who was found holding an axe and covered with blood in the house. While Sir John Fielding investigates the crime, he and Jeremy become aware of a new direction for their lives and their interest is aroused by a religious sect from America.

Jeremy is now 13 and thrilled to be taken into Sir John's household as are the readers. You are transported to Regency London to observe actual historical characters as they might have been. Vivid language, multi-dimensional characters, and carefully detailed descriptions all contribute to a rich tale of murder most foul.