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How did 94 people not notice that this book wasn't very good? I have no issue with simple prose especially if it is telling a compelling story. Considering this novel is a translation allowances must be made for differences in vernacular and language, but this novel succeeded in being both sensationalistic and unbelievably dull at the same time, one need not even focus on the banal prose to be disappointed. Each plot turn was more absurd than the next and aimed to provide cheap thrills rather than organic plot development. The characters were one note cliches with little depth. Setting the novel in historical Bavaria does not make this a worthy piece of literature. It simply makes it a cheap mystery, which required slightly more research than other cheap mystery novels. Primarily I purchased this novel on the strength of the positive reviews. In general I am inclined to enjoy books in spite of their flaws, simply because I adore reading, but the blatant deficiencies in this novel were glaring. This book was just not very good. Normally I do not write reviews, but since the bulk of the reviews on here were so incredibly misleading, I couldn't resist. Save your money.