I loved this book. It was intriguing, funny and compulsively readable. The characters were also vivid and fresh. A fantastic literary mystery.

Corrupted all right. I gave this novel three tries and couldn't understand what it was about and finally realized that I didn't care. The idea of a doctor dying during surgery from his own gas was intriguing. Then, nothing so interesting, or intelligible. Perhaps a guide to reading the novel should be added. Or at least some overview that goes beyond the synopsis given. I was just confused and bored. Sorry, I wanted to like it.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC.

Perhaps I just wasn't in the mood for this. A good mystery is enticing and all-consuming, I've read more than one that was so engrossing I decided to take my own notes as I read along. This one didn't quite do it for me.