I doubt much research was needed to make this novel sound plausible - you could possibly cut and past most of the description of clothing and put this in any era. As an historical novel it’s not instructive. I should also give credit to the narrator here, too, whose skill probably made the plot and dialogue more interesting. Having said that, the plot was entertaining enough, in a light way and was the reason why I kept going to the end. He is bland, his lady-love is dull and even the villains are unthreatening and less than interesting. The main protagonist, Christopher Redmayne is not only an implausible detective, he is implausible romantic hero.
The characters are rather two dimensional - I never really felt a meaningful connection with any of them.
I apologise for the title but what can one say when it's the perfect word for a reading experience.
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