- Taschenbuch: 304 Seiten
- Verlag: Penguin (Non-Classics); Auflage: Reissue (30. Juli 1981)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0140058362
- ISBN-13: 978-0140058369
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,7 x 12,2 x 1,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 2.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (2 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.038.882 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Homer and Mary Kelly help accused woman on Nantucket Island
On Nantucket Island Homer is dazzled by a total eclipse of the sun and bewildered by a murder that happens during the two minutes of near-total darkness. Soon he becomes the defender of a forsaken bride, in spite of the fact that Kitty Clark was found standing over the body of her lover's new wife with a bloody knife in her hand.The Nantucket landscape is celebrated in the story and in black and white illustrations
On Nantucket Island Homer is dazzled by a total eclipse of the sun and bewildered by a murder that happens during the two minutes of near-total darkness. Soon he becomes the defender of a forsaken bride, in spite of the fact that Kitty Clark was found standing over the body of her lover's new wife with a bloody knife in her hand.The Nantucket landscape is celebrated in the story and in black and white illustrations
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Format:Taschenbuch
Langton's picture of Nantucket is vaguely matching my own recent memories, although she succeeds in making it duller than it was for me. More than that, the story begins with a scene that is explained as an incredible coincidence pointing to our heroine as the murderer. I kept thinking, "No, this is a device to mislead me" but it was not the clever intricacy I'd been waiting for. It was just plain silliness. This is not just a small problem; this is the kind of mystery in which one must suspend commonsense. Some people can accept that fantasyland escapism. For them I've got a great bridge to Brooklyn cheap.
Format:Taschenbuch
This mystery takes place on Nantucket Island, which I've visited. And the feel of the island is nicely drawn by Langton, if not with particular colorfulness. the incredible coincidence at the core of the mystery, however, undermines the novel. It demands a leap of "faith", that is, fantasy beyond any degree of realism, which I was not willing to take. In a nutshell: Langton, here, can't tell a story.
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Exceptional, literate mystery
22. Juli 2002
Format:Taschenbuch
Homer Kelly has come to Nantucket to complete his study of the men who sailed with Melville. When poetess, Katherine Clark, is arrested for the murder of her ex-lover's beautiful new wife, Homer is asked to help find the real murderer. As he investigates, it turns out that the beautiful new wife, Helen Boatwright Green was keeping secrets that someone would kill to protect. When you read some of her descriptions, especially those involving the natural world, there is a lovely moment of recognition, of her descriptions being exactly right. This is the second in her Homer and Mary Kelly series and is considered to be her best novel by many critics.
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Weak Book by Good Author
4. August 2000
Format:Taschenbuch
Jane Langton's series of Homer Kelly mysteries is excellent; this book is weak. The characters are thin, the plot is disappointing, the atmosphere lacks her usual charm. Langton's a very enjoyable writer, but this book does not demonstrate it.
If you've read and enjoyed the others, you'll probably want to read this to complete the series. If you haven't read any of her books yet, pick a different one.
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A mystery based on an incredible coincidence disappoints
29. Juni 1998
Format:Taschenbuch
Langton's picture of Nantucket is vaguely matching my own recent memories, although she succeeds in making it duller than it was for me. More than that, the story begins with a scene that is explained as an incredible coincidence pointing to our heroine as the murderer. I kept thinking, "No, this is a device to mislead me" but it was not the clever intricacy I'd been waiting for. It was just plain silliness. This is not just a small problem; this is the kind of mystery in which one must suspend commonsense. Some people can accept that fantasyland escapism. For them I've got a great bridge to Brooklyn cheap.
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