A review by pers
Shadows of Athens by J.M. Alvey
4.0
It's all Greek to me!
I did Latin at school for 4 years, so I'm reasonably well-versed in Roman history, but I only did a little Greek history nearly 40 years ago. As a consequence it took me a little while to get into the rhythm of this book - the Greek names took some getting used to.
That said, this is an intriguing historical setting for a murder mystery! And it's packed full of details about daily life in Ancient Athens, but never goes over the top. Too often authors who've really researched something for a book end up spoiling the reading experience for me because their research is showing. Alvey never does this.
A good read.
I did Latin at school for 4 years, so I'm reasonably well-versed in Roman history, but I only did a little Greek history nearly 40 years ago. As a consequence it took me a little while to get into the rhythm of this book - the Greek names took some getting used to.
That said, this is an intriguing historical setting for a murder mystery! And it's packed full of details about daily life in Ancient Athens, but never goes over the top. Too often authors who've really researched something for a book end up spoiling the reading experience for me because their research is showing. Alvey never does this.
A good read.