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Finished The Double, which was quite a disappointing read. I've read critiques which shed a little light, but the consensus is that this not among Dostoevsky's better works, an opinion which he shared:

"Most decidedly, I did not succeed with [The Double], however, its idea was rather lucid, and I have never expressed in my writings anything more serious. Still, as far as form was concerned, I failed utterly."

A pedestrian conclusion to the Zoe Boehm series. Sarah Tucker is an unconvincing sleuth, the scenes with her off-stage SO Russ are a distraction, and the plot is improbable. I'm glad I read the far superior Slough House series first.