The Pudding Lane Plot
Adventures of Thomas Chaloner, Book 15
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Gordon Griffin
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Susanna Gregory
The people and businesses of London are quickly recovering from the ravages of the plague, none faster than the Court of Charles II where excess, corruption and debauchery has rebounded at a frenetic pace. In Westminster, in the haphazard corridors of White Hall Palace, plans are afoot for a grandiose ball in honour of a long-dead but English-born Pope. Meanwhile, the markets and coffee houses in the city are awash with rumours of war and portents of a coming disaster, inflamed by uncensored newssheets and the wagging tongues of dissatisfied citizens.
Mysterious killings at both ends of the capital have been caused by the use of an unusually long, slender blade, and Thomas Chaloner is ordered to investigate. The only common thread is the victims' connection to the Worshipful Company of Poulters, whose members are struggling to keep ahead of London's enormous demand for eggs. But this leads him into a tapestry of conspiracy, outlandish claims of the Second Coming, the reappearance of a number of regicides and ever more brazen killings.
As the date of the great ball looms closer, Chaloner fears that there is a dangerously credible conspiracy against the throne, and he has very little time to prevent history from repeating itself....
©2022 Susanna Gregory (P)2022 Hachette Audio UKAn odd one
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The plot seemed tortuous on the one hand and deeply improbable and implausible on the other. The main characters seemed almost a side show and very wooden and the other people shallow and poorly defined. The basis of the story turning on eggs seems frankly silly, and(I apologise if I am mistaken) ignores that eggs were such a luxury food before the Victorian period.
Worst of all, is that in the first half of the book there were repeated phrases or summaries of the story so far - so much so that I thought my machine had somehow gone into a loop mode.
Very disappointing, I would suggest skipping this book and trying one of the earlier volumes instead.
Repetitive and boring
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5 stars but…
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Intricate plot
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Hope this isn’t the last
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