Jody Shields
Paperback | Pages: 311 pages Rating: 2.93 | 2806 Users | 438 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Fig Eater |
| Author | : | Jody Shields |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 311 pages |
| Published | : | March 6th 2001 by Back Bay Books (first published 2000) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery |
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When a young woman's body is discovered in the summer of 1910 Vienna, the Inspector's wife is certain the figs found in her stomach during the autopsy are the clue to the identity of the murderer—for there are no fresh figs in Vienna at this time of year.Identify Books During The Fig Eater
| Original Title: | The Fig Eater |
| ISBN: | 0316785261 (ISBN13: 9780316785266) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Vienna(Austria) |
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Ratings: 2.93 From 2806 Users | 438 ReviewsRate Based On Books The Fig Eater
Fascinating premise: an inspector investigates the murder of a young woman found dead in a park in turn-of-the-century Vienna. While he investigates using conventional methods (interviews, police reports, autopsy reports), his wife, who is Hungarian and is descended from gypsies, conducts a parallel investigation, following more ethereal clues that include her intuition, "vibes" from items that belonged to the girl, tarot card readings, etc. All of this warrants a unpredictable, shocker of an
A wonderful portrayal of Vienna. 3.5 stars, but I'll round up! I received a free copy of this book from the publisher, however, my opinions are my own!I feel compelled to mention here that I didnt like this book. Part of that is because this wouldnt have been a book for me on any day. As a serious reviewer I am willing to read, seriously, in every genre, and review fairly and honestly, but this isnt a book I would have ever chosen for myself. As many other reviews about it have already stated,
Gah. I do not like this book. It's so stuffy and full of itself. I've gone through several mystery phases in life (JA Jance, MC Beaton, etc) but this is the only murder mystery that I really don't give a crap about solving. Who cares. I brought it on vacation and avoided it until I really had nothing else to do. Slogged through a good half of it, but now that I'm home and have access to many more enjoyable books, I will probably never finish it.
Ahh Dora, not the explorer my mind assosciates with the name. Unfortunately I didnt know much about Freud's Dora (other than what I quickly read on Wikipedia). But as my college years will prove, Wikipedia was enough to get by and appreciate Shield's imagined tragic end for Dora - again not the explorer, unless you count sexually exploring older gentlemen and possible ladies too?Anywho, it was a somewhat intriguing mystery, with a race between the inspector and wife (unbeknownst to them) to
Oh boy...where to start with this one. First off, the teaser on the back flap clearly portrays this book as a thrilling murder mystery, "a page turning tale of murder, sleuthing, and sexual secrets". In actuality, it is a character study, focusing mostly on the inner workings of the Inspector and his wife, their backgrounds, their suspicions and superstitions. In fact, a massive portion of the book details how these two characters interact with each other, and this has no bearing that I can see
I enjoyed the characters and the overall detective murder mystery aspect of the book. I thought the style and writing were good. I enjoyed the old time detecting, forensics, photography and the historical details of Vienna in 1910, it was fun and entertaining. Now for the negative. It was a very slow paced book. It seemed to drag and drag with little action, to me. Some parts of the subplots seem to have little, to no relevance at all to the story--Even though they maybe interesting into
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