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All sorts of guns, knives ,murders, explosions etc but not a lot of character development. I wish the author had written about her research and added character development. Boo to her editor and to Publisher Weekly who gave it the review on the cover. Makes me wonder about the publishing industry. This author deserves better,


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Shakespeare Secret J L CARRELL 9780751540352 Books Reviews

The Shakespeare Secret is an easy read, and I had fun with it, but somehow the "secret" wasn't quite worth the build up. I love Shakespeare and followed the early chapters with interest, but couldn't quite buy the climax as it all came together. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I read it and as I said, I had fun with the book but the early build up deserved a more believable and well-thought out ending.
A very good mystery incorporating an insight into the writings of Shakespeare. J L Carrell's writing style flows and her descriptive detail very absorbing. And as with all good mysteries - nothing is as it seems.
This mystery/thriller is well-written, and the author has clearly done her homework on her subject. But something about it just fell a little flat for me. The plot centers around Kate Stanley, a Shakespeare scholar turned theater director. Her former mentor leaves her a present and a message that she has found something important and wants Kate's help. Before Kate can meet with her again, the woman is killed in a Shakespearean way, and Kate is sucked into the mystery and must follow the clues.
Gradually, Kate--with the help of a veteran Shakespearean actor and a bodyguard hired by her mentor--figures out that her mentor has found a lost Shakespeare play and papers that may contribute to the real identity of Shakespeare. She follows the clues from London to various locations in the U.S. and back to Europe.
Yes, this sounds a bit like The Da Vinci Code, that against which all quest-type mystery-thrillers must be measured. The premise is similar, and the race against time is almost as manic in this book. However, there is more description and historical development in 'The Shakespeare Secret,' but it also lacks the maniacal pacing of The DV Code, and while the characters are better developed, the main character lacks depth to completely draw you into her drama.
For the amount of prose, the main characters needed more depth and the plot could have been a bit more compact. But there were clever plot twists, and the Boston and D.C. settings (the only ones with which I am familiar) were quite believable and gave a good degree of believability to the action.
Overall, I would recommend this as a slightly more worthwhile thriller than some, and it will last you a bit longer than many books you could pick up in an airport of the same genre. But if you want something that you absolutely can't put down for a moment because you are so caught up in the plot and characters, you could find something better. For a first mystery, which I believe it is, the author has shown a solid start.
By and large, I enjoyed "The Shakespeare Secret" very much and thought it was a good first novel. However, it is a cookie cutter knock-off of "The Da Vinci Code", down to the academic chasing after something worth a fortune, the attractive, mysterious accomplice and the older, aristocratic English confidante/helper who turns out to be not what he seems. The plot concerns the frenetic race to find a previously unpublished Shakespeare play hidden somewhere in the American west. The narrative races along at a brisk pace with numerous twists and turns. It is just unfortunate that the novel follows the construct of "The Da Vinci Code" so closely - I was left with a distinct feeling of deja vu after reading it. Ms Carell is a talented writer, however, and I would certainly read more of her novels.
"Shakespeare is not just literature. It's religion." Or something like that - it's the line from The Shakespeare Secret that most accurately sums up the attitude of the whole thing. A bunch of Shakespeare-obsessed people running around the globe, some trying to uncover Shakespeare's secrets, others trying to keep it hidden. It smacks of the Da Vinci Code in that aspect, but lacks the urgency - possibly because while the Catholic Church has been a formidable force in the world for centuries, Shakespeare, while revered, holds no such power.

I'll give this book credit for its attention to detail. Clearly, the author went through a lot of trouble to bring the historical mysteries to light, though I don't know how much is true and how much was made up for entertainment. Either way, a lot of work went into the plot of this book.

However, as much as I appreciate the effort, I didn't find the story entertaining. I mostly finished it for the sake of finishing it, but my mind gave up about halfway through. Passionate as the characters were about their Shakespeare conspiracies, I just couldn't find it in myself to care. There was also the problem of Character Soup - too many players that garbled the story and made it hard to care about anyone. The writing teetered on the precarious fence between pretty and overly flowery. Some phrases were nice to read and painted a vivid picture, other sections I skimmed as "blah blah pretty building let's move on."

Though this story is, on the surface, a conspiracy thriller, somehow that aspect of the book didn't come through. The danger was there, yet somehow unreal. And the book dragged on and on for far too long...

But bonus points for a valiant effort.
I would suggest that, if you have a pile of books waiting to be read and enjoyed and this is in the pile, you put this at the bottom - and leave it there.
love J L Carrell's books
All sorts of guns, knives ,murders, explosions etc but not a lot of character development. I wish the author had written about her research and added character development. Boo to her editor and to Publisher Weekly who gave it the review on the cover. Makes me wonder about the publishing industry. This author deserves better,