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 The Oxford Murders - Guillermo Martinez
Newest Review: ... by symbols scrawled on pieces of paper. Is Arthur Seldom genuinely trying to help, or does he know more than he is letting ... more  ... on? Will our hero be able to solve the murders before a fourth occurs?
The idea of a thoroughly British murder in the thoroughly British university town of Oxford, but written by an Argentinian does seem rather bizarre. However, this is exactly what intrigued me about the book, and I certainly didn't find it a disappointment. I was relieved to find that, despite the mathematical connection, there is no need for the read to understand mathematics. However, anyone who has mathematical inclinations will find it a be...more |
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The Oxford Murders - Guillermo Martinez: Murder by mathematics (568 words)
by - written on 02/08/07 (Very useful, 124 readings)
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An Argentinian mathematician arrives in Oxford to study. Rather than take up a place in the halls of residence, he chooses to rent a basement flat from the widow of a famous academic. Mrs Eagleton is an ideal landlady - she is bright, but is prepared to leave our storyteller to his own devices, as is her niece, Beth. Then one day, he returns to the house to find his landlady dead - and she didn't die from natural causes. What is more, the murderer has left a clue in the form of a symbol. With the help of Arthur Seldom, an old friend of the Eagleton family, and himself an acadmic, our storyteller believes that the symbol is the first of a logical series. He and ... Read the complete review
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