Jo Walton (
papersky), Farthing
Tor (2006) ISBN: 0-765-31421-5
Score: 2
First of the Still Life With Fascists series, un-cozy mysteries set in an England that made peace with Hitler. Half of the story follows an inspector from Scotland Yard investigating a murder and the other half is narrated by the wife of the obvious suspect. Good story, but you may want to have a fluffy escapist book handy to read afterward.
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