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"By now a celebrated and successful artist, Claude Monet returns to London to paint his famous Thames series. Nostalgic for his earlier visit in 1870, the old man busies himself with a frenzy of creative activity. Little does he know, however, that his haunting canvasses will act as a backdrop to a series of savage killings." Oliver Craston, a fledgling diplomat at the Foreign Office, happens to be nearby when an unrecognizable body is pulled from the Thames - and from then on, he's unwillingly drawn into the police investigation. Meanwhile, with anti-French sentiment running high in London, the Foreign Office wants Craston to keep a close eye on M. Monet and his son, who are staying at the Savoy Hotel. But none of the men knows that the source of the horror - a horror beyond even the imagination of an artist - stalks the floor above M. Monet's suite.
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Harouri Houlet
reviewed In the Kingdom of Mists on July 06, 2010
In the Kingdom of Mists
This book started off very slowly, but got to be quite interesting once I got into it. It takes place in London, during the time when Claude Monet is there painting his bridge scenes. Actually, that was my biggest complaint about the book - the Monets (Claude and his son Michel feature in the story) are not really necessary. There are two sort of parallel plots in the novel; in one of them, the Monets are not important at all. In the other, they features only insomuch as a girl they associate with is important to the story, and he wouldn't have met them without her. But they could have been -anyone- really. Though the impressionist art does give the main character a new view of the city...
Also, the book switches point of view frequently by chapter, from Claude Monet (3rd person) to the main character, Oliver (also 3rd person), and then to someone who is unnamed until late in the plot (1st person), which turned me off at first... although I understand why Jakeman chose to do this, so as not to give anything away.
The ending with the detective and his wife made me very sad and somewhat happy simultaneously, which was a strange feeling. It makes me worry for their future, especially knowing the doctor's mental problems may be hereditary.
overall, I enjoyed the book despite the slow start. I read it in three settings - two short ones because I was having difficulty getting excited about the book, and in the third setting I finished the book over the course of about 5 hours. If you like mysteries and historical fiction, I recommend you give it a try.
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