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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Case of the Sexy Shakespearean (2018)di Tara Lain
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Dr. Llewellyn Lewis leads a double life, as both an awkward but distinguished history professor and the more flamboyant Ramon Rondell, infamous writer of sensational historical theories. It's Ramon who first sets eyes on a gorgeous young man dancing in a club, but Llewellyn who meets teaching assistant Blaise Arthur formally at an event held for wealthy socialite Anne de Vere, descendant of Edward de Vere, seventeenth Earl of Oxford-who some believe was the real Shakespeare. Anne wants Llewellyn to prove that claim, even though many have tried and failed. And she's willing to offer a hefty donation to the university if he succeeds. It also means a chance for Llewellyn to get to know Blaise much better. Not everyone thinks Llewellyn should take the case-or the money. Between feuding siblings, rival patrons, jealous colleagues, and greedy administrators, almost anyone could be trying to thwart his work... and one of them is willing to kill to do it. When Anne de Vere turns up dead, the police believe Blaise is the murderer. Only the shy, stuttering professor who has won his heart can prove otherwise... Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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 Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni...GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyVotoMedia: (4.11)
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EDITED on 9/8/20 to talk about the cover since I already read the first edition. This cover is a new one for this second edition and it is definitely sexy. I like it much better than the first one, not only because of the model, but it also conveys the sense of a mystery.
I like reading cozy mysteries and I enjoyed this book. To recap, Llewellyn is a shy, stuttering history professor who is very insecure about his looks and personality. The only way he can get past all of his insecurities is by turning into his confident, sexy, alter ego, Ramon Rondell. Ramon blogs and makes outlandish connections about historical figures. He also visits clubs, in disguise of course, and is bold, witty and doesn’t stammer.
Anne de Vere enters the picture and wants Llewellyn to prove that Shakespeare was really one of her relatives. If he can do that, she’ll donate five million to the university. He doesn’t want to do it at first but changes his mind, and that’s when events go crazy. Blaise is someone Ramon sees during one of his nights out and is very enraptured by him. Surprise, Blaise turns out to be a teaching assistant at the same university as Llewellyn. Llewellyn fears Blaise might recognize him and wonders why Blaise would ever be interested in an ordinary guy like him. There’s also something odd about Blaise, and there appears to be a stalker.
This story had humor and good pacing. I wasn’t bored. I do have a question about what Blaise’s real name is. If Blaise got the teaching assistant job under a false name, Llewellyn wouldn’t know who he was. However, if Blaise used his real name, and by the end of the story, it seems he did, why did it not occur to Llewellyn to research Blaise, especially since he was already a bit suspicious about him? That’s a plot hole to me. Llewellyn could have tried variations of Blaise’s name and Google would’ve come up with all sorts of rabbit holes for him to go down.
The other thing that bothered me was that Llewellyn’s assistant was named ‘Maria’. He also had a cat named after Marie Antoinette that he called ‘Marie’. That was confusing, and it must have been confusing for the author, editor and beta readers because I found instances where the names were switched which only confused me further. I don’t know why the author chose two names so similar; they only had one letter different between them.
There were numerous mysteries in this story. Who was Ramon Rondell? Was Shakespeare really Shakespeare? Who killed Anne de Vere and why? There was one person who was able to figure who Ramon was the old-fashioned way, by simply stalking Llewellyn. That was a clever touch at the end. If the following books in this series continue with Llewellyn and Blaise, I hope that Ramon comes back. Ramon was a core part of who Llewellyn was and when he gave up being Ramon, Llewellyn lost a part of himself that made him happy. He seemed to turn into a sadder person. If Ramon comes back, can Llewellyn trust Blaise enough to keep a secret?
Some parting thoughts. I found it hard to believe that Llewellyn forgave Blaise. Blaise lied and passed himself off as someone else. How could Llewellyn ever trust him again? The two similar names, Marie and Maria, was annoying. To bad it can’t be changed. The Case of the Sexy Shakespearean was a fun read and I’ll definitely continue with the series. I give this story 4 Stars