Strangely Does this book manages to catch your interest immediately All. The idea of starting with a murder under mysterious Circumstances lock you into further Top Does reading in this 'whodunnit' chase. HOWEVER, the storyline, the author qui unfolds like a Russian doll, Loses icts threads and falls apart midway through. What shocked me HOWEVER, Was That Reviews some of the information in the book was taken straight off websites (verbatim!) Qui alarmed me at the level of the author undertook plagerism without the least attempt to change the wording. And while Reviews some of the historical information Discussed is intersting and has-been the issue of conflict for years, the author's plot is an insult to anyone's intelligence. The storyline Becomes so rediculous internship at one That I simply read it till the end just to see how far the author will go. Unfortunately he Went way too far. I second The Earlier comments on the in-accuracies Mentioned in the book. I live in Paris and Reviews some of the commentary is pure Americana writing Destined to impress the reader with the knowledge (or Lack of it thereoff) of the author on the city of Paris and the French. The book makes you learn a little, gawk a little, and entertain you a little Certainly, it is far from objective being white anywhere close to a masterpiece. I do not understand all the hype.