Interpretation of Murder.

Firstly, can I say just how much I enjoyed the book - it's the best piece of 'faction' I've read for a great number of years. I very much look forward to Jed's next book, although he'll find it very hard to equal or surpass this piece of wonderfully structured piece of literary excellence.

However, there is only one very minor point which, as a retired engineer, didn't quite ring true. ie When Littlemore & Younger are in the Manhatten Bridge caisson and Littlemore help Younger free his foot from the outer hatch, he uses "...a five foot length of lead pipe ..". Lead pipe would never have the tensile or compressive strength to be used for such a purpose. Although lead pipe would have been used extentsively at that time, it would mainly have been used for carrying gas or fluids - it would never have been used for load bearing construction purposes. Steel pipe would have been used quite considerably and perhaps that would have been a more appropriate tool for the job. However, I stand to be corrected on this.

Other than this very, very minor point the book was as good as they come. Well done. More please. and as soon as possible.