{"id":5183,"date":"2015-03-13T08:53:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T12:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=5183"},"modified":"2025-08-12T20:24:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:24:37","slug":"whom-the-gods-love-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/5183","title":{"rendered":"Whom the Gods Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whom the Gods Love<\/a><\/em> (1995) Kate Ross<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Whom-the-Gods-Love\"<\/a>Set in 1825<\/p>\n

This is the third Julian Kestrel mystery, and finds Julian called to the grave of a Alexander Falkland, by his father, Sir Malcom. Alexander was brutally murdered at a party in his own home, Bow Street has no clues, and is (for the most part) being blocked by the rich party-goers, and so Sir Malcom has asked Julian to see what he can discover.<\/p>\n

Julian warns Sir Malcom that unpleasant discoveries might be made, but Sir Malcom insists he can handle the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019re extremely rude! And you\u2019re doing it on purpose!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course. One should never be rude except on purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eugene\u2019s defences dropped abruptly. He looked at Julian with shy curiosity. \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n

That one syllable told Julian more about Alexander Falkland than all his father\u2019s praise, his servants\u2019 loyalty, or his own eloquent letters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Julian remains in this story a fascinating enigma, with more hints dropped about his past, and how he manged to become who he is.<\/p>\n

“People suppose what I do must be right, because I do it with conviction”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s a good piece of advice in general.<\/p>\n

He’s also very clever. I love this:<\/p>\n

\u201cI shall want information from them, naturally. But I shan\u2019t question them. That would be the worst possible line to take.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen how will you find out what they know?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPrecisely by not asking them. The only way to accomplish anything in the beau monde is to do precisely the reverse of what you intend.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And the language is marvelous:
\nnix-my-doll
\nJohn Noakes (see John\u2013a\u2013Nokes)
\ntuft-hunting<\/p>\n

Again, the violence and nastiness are fascinating. So much that we would think of as modern vices and horrors were common then (although not featured on reality TV, but rather hidden).<\/p>\n

And now, I have just one book left.<\/p>\n

Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Felony & Mayhem Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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