The School of Night (Hardcover)

from tibsboys

The School of Night by Louis Bayard weaves two story lines together to structure the overall story. The novel opens with a current day Henry Cavendish contending with the funeral of his friend, the assignment to find a missing collectible letter and a mysterious female. The second story line invo...

from Oryan685

A fantastic and very well balanced book. It had mystery, suspense, human drama, literary history, love, and even dashes of humor thrown in to serve up what is a spicy and filling narrative. I really enjoyed it, and I wasn't sure that I would when I initially recieved it in the mail. After I finis...

from randalrh

If I were to break my rule of not reading books twice (because there are simply too many others to read), I might read this again. Not because I loved it so much, but because I'm just not sure at this point if it all hangs together or all falls apart. In any event, it's well-written, generally, w...

from beserene

Louis Bayard plays with the holes in history, taking inspiration from fact and fiction and utilizing the open mysteries of the past as much as the verifiable records that we actually have. The result, particularly in this case, is a quick, loose novel that has a strong modern sensibility. Of cour...

from sar96

The School of Night was an engaging page-turner. It reminded me somewhat of Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness because of the School of Night and some of the same characters. What is the treasure? Who Killed Who? Where does the map lead? What was the letter about? Who was Walter Ralegh? Who was ...