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Cargando... A Fall From Grace (2007)por Robert Barnard
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I've read nearly all of Robert Barnard's books because of his acerbic (some would say cynical) wit and well-crafted plots. "A Fall From Grace" features, for the ninth time, Charlie Peace as its central character. Peace's unpleasant father-in-law has come to live near them in the same village. Barnard takes his time delving into the lives of the people in the village, building up a mystery both traditional and domestic. As usual, Barnard doesn't cater to an international audience, and some of the cultural allusions and vocabulary are British, which might puzzle some readers, but can safely be skipped over without harm to the plot line. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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DC Charlie Peace wants to begin a new life with his family in the tranquil village of Slepton Edge. His new life, however, will test his professional integrity, for when a mysterious death disturbs the village calm, the network of neighbourhood gossip emerges as both his greatest ally and crucial obstacle to solving the case. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This is the second Robert Barnard book that I have read. I was not impressed with the first book, and only slightly more impressed with this one. It was not bad...it just wasn't necessarily very good, either. The British murder mystery/detective story is my favorite genre, and Robert Barnard is said to be very good...I just haven't seen that yet.
The story itself did flow fairly well and I found it very original. It was a quick and easy read. I found the writing just a little rough. All the clues were there, and the reader could possibly have figured out the murderer (if there indeed was one.) Some of the clues seemed very awkwardly inserted into the story; there was no reason why someone ordinarily would have volunteered the information in the natural course of events.
I could not identify with any of the characters, and Charlie Peace had such an acerbic wit that I didn't find him enjoyable. He also was very disapproving and blunt with most of the new people that he met, especially about the actions of a person that he claimed to be his new closest friend.
Knowing that some of Barnard's books have won awards, I believe that I'll try one of those next. Otherwise, I wouldn't pick up one of these books again very readily unless I couldn't find another mystery to read. ( )