I finished reading my first book of the historical reading challenge. Here is my review:
The king’s
spy from Thomas Hill
Summer, 1643England is at war with itself. King Charles I has fled London, his negotiations with Parliament in tatters. The country is consumed by bloodshed.
For Thomas Hill, a man of letters quietly running a bookshop in the rural town of Romsey, knowledge of the war is limited to the rumors that reach the local inn.
When a stranger knocks on his door one night and informs him that the king's cryptographer has died, everything changes. Aware of Thomas's background as a mathematician and his expertise in codes and ciphers, the king has summoned him to his court in Oxford.
On arrival, Thomas soon discovers that nothing at court is straightforward. There is evidence of a traitor in their midst. Brutal murder follows brutal murder. And when a vital message encrypted with a notoriously unbreakable code is intercepted, he must decipher it to reveal the king's betrayer and prevent the violent death that failure will surely bring.
I liked the fact that they “try” to let you see how to
break ciphers, but I didn’t really got into the story. I liked the book because
I love to read historical books, but it didn’t get me as lots of other stories
did. It’s a book I like to read once or twice.
Some of the occasions were predictable and therefore I
missed the tension in the story that I had expected and that normally let me
read a book until I have reached the last page.
Conclusion to this is that I liked to read the book
and even will read the second one, but it didn’t really get me.
I'm really looking forward to the next book of the challenge that will be "the labirinth of osiris" written by Paul Sussman.
greets
