Review: Interesting Plot (If you can get past the poor editing)
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2012
I thought that The Pelican Code is a fast engaging read. However, I was distracted by the poor editing. You might not be as obsessive as I am about grammar and punctuation, so those problems may not bother you.The story has a fascinating plot - was William Shakespeare, son of an illiterate glover, who left school at age 14, really the author of some of the most magnificent plays and poetry ever written OR was he simply the front man for an educated, talented writer who was in disfavor with and banished by Queen Elizabeth I?I really liked the protagonist, Toby Malone. He's a bit obsessed with the theory that Christopher Marlow was actually the author of everything that is attributed to Shakespeare. When he finds out about the existence of a box uncovered in the tear down of an ancient building, he believes that the books within, along with a painting will prove that his theory is correct. There are some nice twists, a couple of surprising sub plots and an interesting ending.My advice is that Tim Lea invest in hiring a professional editor so that all of the time he spent crafting this interesting mystery/thriller is not wasted.