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Close Quarters

por Michael Gilbert

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It has been more than a year since Cannon Whyte fell 103 feet from the cathedral gallery, yet unease still casts a shadow over the peaceful lives of the Close's inhabitants. In an apparently separate incident, head verger Appledown is being persecuted: a spate of anonymous letters and random acts of vandalism imply that he is inefficient and immoral. But then the notes turn threatening, and when Appledown is found dead, Inspector Hazlerigg is called in. Investigations suggest that someone directly connected to the cathedral is responsible, and it is up to Hazlerigg to get to the heart of the corruption.|It has been more than a year since Cannon Whyte fell 103 feet from the cathedral gallery, yet unease still casts a shadow over the peaceful lives of the Close's inhabitants. In an apparently separate incident, head verger Appledown is being persecuted: a spate of anonymous letters and random acts of vandalism imply that he is inefficient and immoral. But then the notes turn threatening, and when Appledown is found dead, Inspector Hazlerigg is called in. Investigations suggest that someone directly connected to the cathedral is responsible, and it is up to Hazlerigg to get to the heart of the corruption.… (más)
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The only work slightly comparable is definitely Michael Innes’ Death at the President’s Lodging. There is a campus, which is locked at night, a bunch of quirky intellectual canons and vergers, and associated gardeners. The dean of the whole place is fairly decent at being the dean, the reader supposes, but not too excellent at knowing how to deal with attempted murder and the like. The dean calls his nephew hoping for an unofficial, but still police-involved, assistance. The nephew calls Inspector Hazlerigg, who really does not have much of a personality. I get the idea that he is a larger, athletic fellow. However, he does not really do much to distinguish himself in this novel – besides being the authority of the Yard.

There is a lot of coming and going to Evensong. There is a choir and they are dressing for sessions and then disrobing afterward. There are tea times and there are flower beds. The detectives are going to have a smoke and pull out their papers and go over the case – again.Overall, this is a good read. It is not a story that all readers will enjoy. There is too much detail work, maybe there are just too many characters? ( )
  AQsReviews | Dec 27, 2023 |
A good old-fashioned mystery with an assortment of simple and complex characters. Again I was somewhat surprised I enjoyed it more than I anticipated. While a death was being thoroughly investigated; I was struck by the beauty of the close, as well as the dynamics of the community, the intelligence of many of the characters including the investigators. A few humorous diversions were welcome and appreciated.

Novel moved at a good pace, was engaging, and well-written. I would definitely read more of Gilbert's novels.
  Bookish59 | Jul 22, 2021 |
his first mystery ( )
  Overgaard | Jun 13, 2022 |
A Hamlyn Whodunnit ( )
  ME_Dictionary | Mar 20, 2020 |
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It has been more than a year since Cannon Whyte fell 103 feet from the cathedral gallery, yet unease still casts a shadow over the peaceful lives of the Close's inhabitants. In an apparently separate incident, head verger Appledown is being persecuted: a spate of anonymous letters and random acts of vandalism imply that he is inefficient and immoral. But then the notes turn threatening, and when Appledown is found dead, Inspector Hazlerigg is called in. Investigations suggest that someone directly connected to the cathedral is responsible, and it is up to Hazlerigg to get to the heart of the corruption.|It has been more than a year since Cannon Whyte fell 103 feet from the cathedral gallery, yet unease still casts a shadow over the peaceful lives of the Close's inhabitants. In an apparently separate incident, head verger Appledown is being persecuted: a spate of anonymous letters and random acts of vandalism imply that he is inefficient and immoral. But then the notes turn threatening, and when Appledown is found dead, Inspector Hazlerigg is called in. Investigations suggest that someone directly connected to the cathedral is responsible, and it is up to Hazlerigg to get to the heart of the corruption.

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