Sandra (mycatscanread) - reviewed on 6/15/2009 + 174 more book reviews

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The basic plot of this book is great, and the beginning drew me in right away with the entrance into the Egyptian display in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. However, once the initial crime was introduced, it seemed to get left behind for a while in a muddled pool of sub-plots and veering off into other areas that did nothing but confuse me. The story goes back and forth from the Met to the Cloisters, back to the Met, then the Cloisters. A major character and suspect leaves and nothing more is said about him/her until nearly the end of the book. I kept thinking, 'What happened to ___?' I struggled to get through this one, and was disappointed. I've read at least one other by Linda Fairstein and I never give up with just one book, so I'll read another of hers.

Despite all of that, I learned so much about the Metropolitan Museum of Art and especially a lot about Egyptian art history, which I did very much enjoy about the book.

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