The Burglar in the Library

DNF at 2.5 hours

I really wanted to like this book, however after 2.5 hours there still had not been a murder. A few of the chapters describing the sought after object felt like listening to a well written instruction manual. The writing is beautiful and witty, which is both a strength and weakness as I feel the author felt the need to make sure the reader knows this, but it's a bit heavy handed and the pacing suffers because of it. I am giving up on this book however, this author has a large catalog of work with mostly very well received reviews so I may check out another one of their other novels, this one just wasn't for me.

Audio notes: The narrator gave an above average performance and was paired well with this style of writing.