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Cargando... Skeleton-in-Waiting (1989)por Peter Dickinson
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Pertenece a las seriesPrincess Louise (2)
A New York Times Notable Book: CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson revisits his alternate British monarchy, ensnaring the imagined royal family in a dark conspiracy of kidnapping, politics, scandal, and murder Britain's beloved Princess Louise is a grown woman now, married to commoner Piers Chandler and enchanted by their infant son, Davy. While visiting a certain Mrs. Walsh--a mysterious old woman claiming to be a royal relation, a Romanov who escaped the terror of the Russian Revolution--Louise and little Davy are nearly taken captive by would-be kidnappers. Through pluck and quick thinking, Her Royal Highness avoids the unthinkable, but Mrs. Walsh is killed in the melee, leaving her secrets unspoken and her mysteries unsolved. Not easily daunted, the young princess turns to her husband for help in unraveling the tangled truth about the murdered Mrs. Walsh--a hunt that soon leads them to Tashkent, the teeming capital city of Uzbekistan, where they hope to find answers. But some doors to the past are opened only at gravest risk to life and limb--even for those of royal blood. Bringing back many of the unforgettable characters from his acclaimed King and Joker, Dickinson's Skeleton-in-Waiting is yet another majestic thriller from a true master mystery novelist, offering further proof that this author has few equals among crime fiction royalty. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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(And is nevertheless very clearly a mystery that happens to be set in this alternate history, rather than an alternate history (ie, SF) that happens to be a mystery. Somehow the genre conventions very clearly come through though I couldn't articulate them.)
Unfortunately for my tastes, the sequel takes place late enough that my favorite parts of the original -- Princess Louise coming of age and figuring out how to be a princess without entirely losing her identity, and the quirkiness of all the Family members living under one roof and interacting with each other -- no longer apply. When this book opens, Louise is married and the mother of an infant, living with her commoner husband and a small staff in her own large house in London. The rest of her family appear mostly offstage, or at social events.
It was all right as a mystery, but I was disappointed that it was so different in tone from the original. ( )