Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25186 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-31
• Released on: 2007-10-31
• Binding: Hardcover
• 560 pages

SAGA
'sexy, modern adventure.'

Review
'The Labyrinth author is back with another brilliantly absorbing story ... Richly evocative and full of compelling twists and turns.' (RED )

'The latest from the the author of best-selling Labyrinth, this adventure will keep you engrossed.' (EVE )

'Mosse's gifts for historical fiction are considerable ... Mosse does what good popular historical novelists do best - make the past enticingly otherworldly, while also claiming it as our own.' (Emma Hagestadt INDEPENDENT )

'Gripping' (HEAT )

'ghosts, duels, murders, ill-fated love and conspiracy...addictively readable' (Eithne Farry DAILY MAIL )

'undeniably gripping' (THELONDONPAPER )

'Try this if you enjoyed The Da Vinci Code but fancy something a bit more meaty.' (NEWS OF THE WORLD )

'Better than Labyrinth!' (SIMON MAYO BOOK CLUB ON RADIO 5 LIVE )

'A sure, deft momentum...the secrets begin to slip out thick and fast' (DAILY EXPRESS )

'The best of the Brits...a ghoul thriller...Where Mosse really wins is in the writing department. She's the real role model there.' (THE MIRROR )

'Sepulchre is a compulsive, fantastical, historical yarn. Mosse's skill lies in the precise nature of her storytelling.' (THE OBSERVER )

'[Mosse is] a powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination'. (Artemis Cooper DAILY TELEGRAPH )

'Her narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day, are also a cut above.' (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY )

'no doubt many readers are eagerly awaiting the the pleasures of her next novel.' (THE GUARDIAN )

'an enjoyable romp' (MAIL ON SUNDAY )

'sexy, modern adventure.' (SAGA )

Emma Hagestadt, INDEPENDENT
'Mosse's gifts for historical fiction are considerable ... Mosse does what good popular historical novelists do best - make the past enticingly otherworldly, while also claiming it as our own.'

Customer Reviews

not recommended
I enjoyed Labyrinthe for its gripping story and looked forward to reading this one. It was disappointing and actually became a chore to finish. The writing is not crisp and the result is too long; it needed a good editor. Whoever proofread the final version also did a sloppy job.

Mosse has used the technique of duel time periods successfully before, but this time I don't think it worked. The introduction of American English for Meredith's appearance grated and was unnecessary. The characters were not particularly well drawn and suffered from being two dimensional. I found I did not care what happened to any of them.

Average at best
There are quite a lot of polarised views here and whilst I can appreciate the views of the 1 Star reviewers, I do feel its current average of 3 stars is about right. This is a very average read. The historical story is the saving grace really. I liked Leonie, I thought her characterisation was pretty good and as the real heroine, one wanted her to prevail. the problem for me was the linkages between her and Meredith just didn't stack up. They were just too ethereal. The criticisms already leveled by others about the modern day characters are spot on and for this story to succeed, both strands of the story have got to be credible as has the way they intertwine (obviously notwithstanding the need to suspend belief). The climax is anything but. I couldn't believe how weak it was, given all the build up. I certainly shan't be first in the queue to but Ms Mosse's next offering.

Completely Brilliant!!!
Sepulchre is, in my opinion, even better than Labyrinth - it is a very gripping book and i couldn't put it down! The story is told through both the past and the present and both are as exciting as each other. The book seemed slightly slow at the beginning but once I got into it it was hard to stop. This book deserves 5 stars!!!!!