Hilary Tamar The Shortest Way to Hades, Book 2, (Paperback)

from themulhern

Not as engaging as the previous, although with a bunch of well turned phrases and funny situations.

from bohemima

Just reread this (April, 2009). The mystery is good and the author quite funny, but now the book seems a bit, well, twee is the word, I think.

from Meredy

Six-word review: Law professor investigates heiress's suspicious death. Extended review: A quintet of young London barristers and a cheerfully freeloading professor of law constitute a formidable i...

from benfulton

Very funny sendup of a typical British upper-class mystery. The characters are all spectacularly pompous with a circumlocutory manner of speech that is very funny to read - if you can stand it for ...

from draca22

This is the second book in Caudwell's series about Professor Hilary Tamar, a legal historian. It can be difficult to jump in mid-series, but this was not a problem here. The novel started slightly ...