- Hörkassette
- Verlag: Chivers Audio Books; Auflage: Unabridged (September 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0754003515
- ISBN-13: 978-0754003519
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,1 x 17 x 6,1 cm
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Graham's likable Brit, Chief Inspector Barnaby, returns in a gripping story that effectively juxtaposes the darkly malignant aspects of human behavior with the humdrum but often humorous trivialities of everyday life. In her latest story, Barnaby investigates the murder of Gerald Hadleigh, a middle-aged writer whose badly beaten body is discovered in his bedroom the morning after he's hosted a meeting of the local writers' group. Described by his neighbors as a grieving widower who was pleasant if somewhat distant, Hadleigh nevertheless must have made at least one enemy. Barnaby finds plenty of "possibles" and a twisted tangle of clues, but as the investigation progresses, he also discovers disturbing undercurrents in the lives of the villagers that reflect the dark disorder of Hadleigh's own personal affairs. Not only was Hadleigh's life not what it seemed, but his death and the bizarre circumstances leading to it have had a far greater impact on the village than anyone could possibly have imagined. A fine choice for all collections. Emily Melton
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This English procedural should warm the hearts of many with its humorous prose, odd characters, and traditional Inspector Barnaby. Barnaby investigates the murder of a writer's group member in a seemingly peaceful village. From the author of Death in Disguise (LJ 5/1/93).
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Underrated is an Understatement
8. April 2001
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Caroline Graham may be the most underrated of the British mystery writers. In "Written in Blood" as well as "Death in Disguise," she has produced good puzzles and some of the best internal monologues of some of the most interesting and diagnosable characters ever to grace the pages of a whodunit. As a writer, she is comparable to Iris Murdoch in her ability to see the primordial ooze underlying all drawing room comedies. Her characters teeter on the edge of civilization and threaten to topple over through pure narcissism. What a delight: there we all are, the good, the bad, and the irrascible. That includes the good guys and the bad guys, though the bad guys are a bit worse than the others. I recommend her books to anyone who likes the British mystery genre and to anyone who enjoys a well-written comedy of manners...
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Funny, tart, dark and endlessly interesting
11. Januar 2009
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What's better than a mystery that unravels slowly and saves a major punch (as well as its resolution) for the last few pages? "Written in Blood" by Caroline Graham is certainly one of those books. The reader just doesn't see the ending coming as it does after being presented with a grand assortment of possibilities for some 350 pages. Along the way, author Graham gives us some of the best-drawn characters imaginable. This is a murder mystery to be sure, but there is also wonderful humor and irony crammed into its pages. It is full of good-hearted souls, tragic figures, crass bullies, eccentrics and classic English police inspectors. The author leans heavily toward retribution for the bad and rebirth for the good. The formula works very well in this well-constructed novel.
"Written in Blood" tells the story of the murder of one of the members of a village writing group. The victim is someone who has been intensely private since arriving in the neighborhood and has remained an intriguing enigma to his neighbors and group acquaintences. It is the unwinding of his personal history that more or less drives the novel forward. The author is in no hurry here and takes good time along the way to resolving the murder to spinout the stories the other members of the group and their families and neighbors. This sometimes takes an almost Dickensian tone. A description of one of the minor characters was a favorite of mine: "Mr. Jocelyne, a short man with a markedly pouty chest and tiny hands and feet, came towards them. (Inspector) Barnaby was reminded of a pigeon. Everything about the solicitor was grey--his pin-striped arms and legs, the soft, sparsely distributed curls of hair upon his head and the more wiry tufts spring from his ears. Even his nails had a blue-grey tinge. He looked bone dry, as if all his essential juices had recently been drained off, and rustled as he walked."
This is a fun read that will probably lead you to other Caroline Graham books. It has done that for me, at least.
"Written in Blood" tells the story of the murder of one of the members of a village writing group. The victim is someone who has been intensely private since arriving in the neighborhood and has remained an intriguing enigma to his neighbors and group acquaintences. It is the unwinding of his personal history that more or less drives the novel forward. The author is in no hurry here and takes good time along the way to resolving the murder to spinout the stories the other members of the group and their families and neighbors. This sometimes takes an almost Dickensian tone. A description of one of the minor characters was a favorite of mine: "Mr. Jocelyne, a short man with a markedly pouty chest and tiny hands and feet, came towards them. (Inspector) Barnaby was reminded of a pigeon. Everything about the solicitor was grey--his pin-striped arms and legs, the soft, sparsely distributed curls of hair upon his head and the more wiry tufts spring from his ears. Even his nails had a blue-grey tinge. He looked bone dry, as if all his essential juices had recently been drained off, and rustled as he walked."
This is a fun read that will probably lead you to other Caroline Graham books. It has done that for me, at least.
Excellent, as always!
1. Mai 2012
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Caroline Graham has done it again. Her "Inspector Barnaby" series is fantastic. Ms. Graham ranks up with Agatha Christie when it comes to English mystery writers. Her characters do not rely solely on forensic evidence as so many "mystery" novels do nowadays. They slog through witness statements and track down clues. Coming closer and closer to the killer and then rounding up the suspects to reveal all.... just like Mrs. Christie's Hercule Poirot did so many years ago. Barnaby weaves each clue into a web that inevitably ensnares the culprit. A genuine "who-done-it"!
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