Note: I have not made it through this novel. And the more often I start over from the beginning, the less likely it seems that I will ever finish it. I keep getting to "Reproach me not" shortly followed by "I know not" and finding a singular lack of the momentum needed to carry on.
I came across Faye Kellerman's Quality of Mercy in various sources while preparing my Mystery and Detective Fiction course. But I've seldom found a Shakespeare-related novel that failed to grip as much as this one.
It starts off immediately after the funeral of the murdered famous actor Harry Whitman, and Shakespeare, one of the few mourners, provides the point of view.
Let me give you the opening few pages to give you a flavor:
I'm quite curious to know how many of you want to read on after that—and how many of you even made it that far.
The blurb on the back of the edition I read will let you know something about what to expect next:
If anyone has insight into the novel, let me know, but I don't think I'll make any further investment (unless an audiobook version turns up somewhere).
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