Almost a Crime
by Penny Vincenzi
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Author: Penny VincenziEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-30
ISBN: 1585679437
Number of pages: 672
Publisher: Overlook TP
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Book Review: Neither short nor long. More shallow than deep.
Summary: 3 Stars
This was my first foray into the work of Penny Vincenzi and now I am not sure whether to further the acquaintance. I did somewhat enjoy the story for a few hundred pages at least. But, it did go on so! On and on and on. Since I rarely give up on a book I ended up skimming this one just to get it over with. It even seemed the author had rushed to finish writing it.
While initially the characters provoked *some* interest, it wasn't sustained through to the end. It was hard to care about whether Octavia and Tom would save their marriage, especially considering they never developed into particularly likable characters. Octavia was shallow and humorless, Tom a cheater and lobbyist, both were neglectful parents. It seems bizarre to write *such* a long book about people who were neither sympathetic, nor even especially interesting. That said, several storylines *were quite* skillfully woven together, but the most suspenseful plot lines (With whom was Tom cheating? and Would Romilly emerge unscathed from her modeling adventures?) were concluded halfway through.
Still, Nico Cadogan was an appealingly written character; I imagined him as a young Peter O'Toole. Sandy and little Dickon were certainly pitiable. But Louise was a bit hard to believe; it veered into bad daytime soap-opera there.
Still, this wasn't meant to be a work of great literature, so enough with the grousing.
Impressively, at 627 pages Almost A Crime is a quick read.
Summary of Almost a Crime
In Almost a Crime, Vincenzi exposes the cracks in a British power marriage. Tom and Octavia Fleming glitter among the chattering classes of London in the late 1990's. Tom, a brilliant political strategist, and Octavia, an equally talented charity consultant, appear to have it all--good looks, money, success, and three pretty children--everything but precious time together. When Octavia realizes that Tom is having an affair, she plots her revenge against her husband. But nothing prepares Octavia for the identity of Tom's mistress, and her misdemeanors hardly compare to the revenge enacted by the other woman after Tom calls it off.Described by Dominick Dunne as a writer "with verve and heart, immersing the reader in a world of engrossing and unforgettable glamour and passion," and praised by Barbara Taylor Bradford as "marvelously engrossing," Penny Vincenzi has been captivating European and American audiences ever since the publication of her Spoils of Time trilogy. Packed with twists and trysts, Almost a Crime continues the tradition of the thrilling Vincenzi bestseller.
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