I enjoyed this well written book as much for its period descriptions and character development as for the interesting story.

Yeah, I got through the whole thing, but I don't know who wants to read this book. Newton was a great man by almost anyone's account, but the conjecture about him and his family seems like an incredibly cheap way to write a book. And the racy sex scenes in the book seem very out of place. It's a bit hard to listen to as well, with the quaint words and somewhat coarse language. I wanted to know a bit more about Newton, and maybe there were some nuggets of fact mixed in with all the trashing of this great man, but who can tell the difference?

The description sounded much better than the novel. I had always been taught that Isaac Newton believed the teachings of the Bible and that his discoveries strengthened, not weakened, his faith. I thought this was going to be a fun read about his crime-solving skills, not about his (lack of) faith.

This book is filled with filthy language and disgusting sex scenes. You could skip them if there was anything worthwhile about the book...but there isn't. The book was so convoluted that I couldn't figure out who had been murdered but in the end it didn't really matter because Kerr killed off pretty much all the secondary characters. This book is not worth buying!

The premise of this book was intriguing but the execution was very disappointing. The author could have had an interesting Holmes and Watson style mystery but he substituted crudeness for cleverness. Do not waste your time listening.

As mysteries go, OK (but not great). As historical novels go, better. But there is soemthing very icky about being read a sex scene, especially in Olde English. Too weird for words.