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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Raven's Eyedi Barry Maitland
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This was quite an engrossing read, although I had to break off a couple of times for a rest out of exasperation at Kathy putting herself into danger for the billionth time (just in this one novel). The plot was far-fetched (as is standard), but this was coupled with a sort of siege mentality where Kathy and Brock were deprived of all autonomy by the officers above them. It was like reading about people being bullied into colluding in their own destruction. ( ) The Raven's Eye is a rare miss by Barry Maitland in his Brock & Kolla series. It's well-written and I still really like the lead characters, but there's too much going on in this novel, too many plot twists and things that are so unlikely to really happen that I had a suspicion about 2/3 of the way through that I wasn't going to like the conclusion. I don't want to spoil the plot so I won't go into any further detail, but suffice to say the number of things that were too far along the reasonableness continuum were excessive. I've enjoyed the Brock & Kolla series quite a bit and look forward to a return to form by Mr. Maitland in the near future. If you're interested in diving into his work, I'd recommend starting from the beginning, not with this one. I think I have read all of this series from the beginning and in order. They are very good. I sense that we are coming towards the end, with Brock becoming more senior and more old fashioned ( not really, but in contrast with the new) Given where I am in my career, I knoe what it feels like. Itust there are a few more books yet! Big Ship 24 October 2015 If I wasn't convinced of it before, this title firmly sets Barry Maitland in my mind as an Australian crime fiction author up there with the best. His writing is quietly assured, and although there are elements of the plot that strain the bounds of credibility, Maitland is very persuasive. Poor Kathy Kolla seems to be in the firing line in more ways than one in THE RAVEN'S EYE, and both she and David Brock are very plausible and likeable characters. If you share my tastes, then you'll enjoy this thriller written by an Australian author but set mainly in London.If you haven't yet met this pair of sleuths then you have a manageable series of 12 titles to tackle. And you know what I will say: read them in order! Although to be honest there is not much overlap from title to title so you can read them as stand alones. Barry Maitland’s Brock and Kolla series is back for its 12th outing with The Raven’s Eye, set on the canals and houseboats of the Thames. Full Review at http://newtownreviewofbooks.com/2013/11/05/crime-scene-garry-disher-bitter-wash-... nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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"DI Kathy Kolla of Scotland Yard is called in as a matter of course by the local Paddington police when a woman turns up dead in what appears to be an accident. On her houseboat, Vicky Hawks is found by one of her neighbors having apparently succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning due to improper ventilation of the narrowboat's heating system. But while the cause of death seems apparent and there's no reason for Kolla to think otherwise, something about this death still bothers her. Meanwhile, her boss, DCI Brock, is wrestling with harsh budget cuts and a new Commander who is determined to make fundamental changes to the system--including limiting resources devoted to investigations. Struggling against the limitations imposed by the new order at Scotland Yard, Brock and Kolla find themselves pulling at the loose strings in the death of Vicky Hawks, trying to find out who she really was, what she was up to, and how her death might be related to another earlier tragic accidental death"-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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