Review: Postponed Comedy
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
There is really nothing to say about this book except that it is dismal in two respects.  The first is the lack of comedy or should I say effective comedy.  It does take a true artist to pull it off and although there are potentially comic situations in this novel, they have not been executed nor developed. Secondly is the fact that a mystery should hold you in suspense but with the attempt of levity at the same time counteracting the drama, well it doesn't work.The story is formulaic, predictable, boring as are all the characters.  I get the feeling that the author has the same sensibilities for the city of Florence as one of those tv travel shows. I don't take as much umbrage to the work as Escondido, the reviewer does, but I am in total agreement with him. I purchased the book at the off chance that it would be an introduction to an amusing series such as Magdalen Nabb's series but it falls far short of the mark.