INTERRED WITH THEIR BONES: Jennifer Lee Carrell: Dutton: 2007: 416 pagesKate Stanley is a Shakespeare scholar that has just started her career as a theater director. Her big break is to direct Hamlet in the newly rebuilt Globe Theater in London. On opening day, Kate is visited by her former mentor, Rosalind Howard, who has come to ask for Kate’s help with a big discovery. Ros gives Kate a small present and they plan to meet up after the play to discuss what Ros has discovered, but disaster strikes when the Globe Theater is burned and Rosalind’s body is discovered inside. The only clue Kate has to go on is Rosalind’s gift, a Victorian mourning brooch and a cryptic message on an old library catalog card. Kate never expects she will end up on the trail to unearthing one of Shakespeare’s long lost plays, Cardenio.
I found this to be a thoroughly enjoyable read. I had fun learning about Shakespeare and I loved the reference to Cedar City and the Pastry Pub (one of the best places to eat in town), though the general plot outline might be considered a little too similar to the Da Vinci Code.
AJ
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The 12 cd Penguin Audio version narrated by Kathleen McNenny was also very enjoyable. I too noticed that this was the "Di Vinci Code" for the Shakespeare fan. There were a few places where the plot seemed a bit slow. Upon saying that however, there were so many twists and turns in the last third of the book I honestly could not guess "WHO DID IT" until the VERY END. mpb, Audio Pick
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