Scott Thornley
Autor(a) de Erasing Memory
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Jusqu'à la moelle 1 exemplar(es)
La Mort en perspective: Une enquête de l’inspecteur MacNeice 1 exemplar(es)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Also by
- 2
- Membros
- 115
- Popularidade
- #170,830
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Resenhas
- 8
- ISBNs
- 30
- Idiomas
- 2
A solid police procedural. The pace of the story changes frequently - it starts slowly, which I think really showcased MacNeice's detecting methods. He quietly takes in the scene of the crime, the sights, sounds and smells. The author reveals a lot about MacNeice in the first few chapters; for me this meant I was right at home in his pocket as he goes about investigating. As the story unfolds, various characters are pulled into the fold - his fellow detectives, the medical examiner - although some with smaller roles than others, I felt like I could see the author put all the pieces on a board, ready to be built (into I hope many books!!).
What I did not like about this story was the crime / mystery itself. It started out beautifully - a tragic end to a young violinist's life, her hand upon the record player .... her brain erased by acid injected into the ear. There was something about the death that was so refined. It continues, the father a dealer in rare books and documents (I admit, since I am a librarian, I got so excited at this point!!) ... then the let down. I typically like juxtaposition between scenes (so the refined death scene and the gritty scene at the marina); however I could not connect them in this case. That the death turned out to be about the brother getting the formula from the father to create biological weapons (so long to get there!) in a war between Romania and Bulgaria was .. anticlimactic and for me jarred with the death. It felt too weird - plus, throw in a bunch of other tensions, and I had the feeling I was an inch away from the kitchen sink. Then the suicide of the professional who orchestrated such a refined death - it just felt too twilight zone to me.
That being said - that I was unhappy with the crime / mystery had little effect - I still enjoyed the book and would highly recommend it. I am also looking forward to reading his next one - and from what I can tell, there are currently 3 others I can read.… (mais)