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A Place of Hiding
- An Inspector Lynley Novel, Book 12
- Narrated by: Michael Tudor Barnes
- Length: 26 hrs and 12 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The sudden death of Guy Brouard after his morning swim shocks the residents of Guernsey. A generous patron and benefactor of the island since his arrival there a decade ago, his demise puts a question mark over many cherished projects.
When a young American woman is charged with the murder, her brother seeks help from the only contact he has in the UK - Deborah St James. Deborah is horrified to find that her old friend has been arrested and persuades her husband Simon to accompany her to Guernsey to avert this miscarriage of justice. There they find a tangled web of deceit and betrayal, with its origins in wartime occupation. In solving the crime, they must rely on their long-standing friendship with Inspector Lynley; they must also learn painful lessons about loyalty and trust, and the loving tyranny of family ties.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Alex
- 05-03-2021
At least you know what you're gonna get, I spose..
Every time I buy an Elizabeth George, I think "Cool! This will be the balls... Nice and long... well written... well plotted... Settle in with a cuppa and get stuck in...!!"
But then - as the story gets going - I get reminded how long-winded, how verbose, how melodramatic she is - but by then it's too late - i'm caught - and it's like wading through a marsh - then seeing you've gone too far to turn back - and realising now you just have to wade the whole way...
Then the punishment starts in earnest - crowds of English people agonising and torturing and overcomplicating everything in thousand-word-per-sentence oxford dictionary english - and every third sentence starts with "I expect..."
I start to go slightly mad - rolling my eyes, yelling at my speakers, turning it on and off in a huff...
It's like being strapped into an armchair and being forced to watch back to back episodes of midsomer murders
or Vogon Poetry!
PS this reader CANNOT do an american accent
that could be a good thing - you say
it's not
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- chimene
- 29-09-2023
Gripping Guernsey Mystery
Richly atmospheric descriptions of the Channel Islands draw the reader into this tale of fractured families. I enjoyed the interwoven plot lines and characters but would urge the writer to abandon Deborah St James in future novels. The character is a sickening blend of privilege, naïveté and sheer cringeworthy stupidity. Wading through endless interior monologues of this outdated heroine is just too much to ask of George fans.
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