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The House in the Woods

di Mark Dawson

Serie: Atticus Priest (book 1)

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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. Four murders. Two detectives. One mystifying crime. On Christmas Eve, DCI Mackenzie Jones is called to a shooting at a remote farmhouse. Ralph Mallender believes his father lies dead inside. When three more bodies are discovered, it's clear a festive family gathering has turned into a gruesome tragedy. At first it seems like an open and shut case: a murder suicide committed by Ralph's volatile brother Cameron. Then new evidence makes Mack suspect the man who reported the crime is in fact the perpetrator. But Mack isn't the only one with a stake in the case. Private investigator Atticus Priest has been hired to get Ralph acquitted. That means unearthing any weaknesses in Mack's evidence. Irascible, impatient, and unpredictable, Atticus has weaknesses of his own. Mack knows all about them because they share a past-both professionally and personally. This time round, however, they aren't on the same side. And as Atticus picks at the loose ends of the case, everything starts to unravel in a way neither of them could ever have predicted . . .… (altro)
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A good introduction to a new character. It's a fairly standard mystery with a twist, but what made it enjoyable was the development of the main characters, especially the private detective Atticus Priest. At first, the backstory of Atticus and DCI Mack seemed very thin, but as the case went on, it became a much more interesting story. I look forward to reading more stories featuring Atticus Priest. ( )
  juliebean | Jul 15, 2023 |
A good crime and legal drama with some interesting twists and really engaging characters. DCI Mackenzie Jones is investigating a mass shooting at a remote farmhouse when her case becomes all the more challenging with the arrival of disgraced former colleague turned P.I., Atticus Priest. Whilst they are working on opposite sides of this case I can't wait to see them working together in the future as I think they have incredibly good chemistry. Priest is the kind of character I enjoy as he is at quite a low point in his life but isn't dark and brooding. Instead he is a quirky guy whose Asperger's syndrome and Sherlockian skills of deduction make him a complex and compelling character. I listened to book one and two back to back as I enjoyed this author's writing style, layered plot and fully developed characters. ( )
  Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | Feb 14, 2023 |
Interesting PI/police investigation of multiple family member murder. First in the Atticus Priest series. ( )
  fwbl | Apr 16, 2022 |
„Trotzdem fühlte sich der Fall unabgeschlossen an, als würde ein großes, bedeutendes Teil des Puzzles fehlen und das Bild ohne dieses Teil nicht vollendet werden. Er musste nur noch herausfinden, was das war.“ (Zitat Seite 81)

Inhalt
Die Kriminalbeamtin Detective Chief Inspector Mackenzie „Mack“ Jones bereitet zu Hause das Weihnachtsessen vor. Da wird sie zu einem Mordfall gerufen. Ralph Mallender ist zu seinem Elternhaus, einer sehr abgelegenen, weitläufigen Farm, gefahren. Als niemand öffnet, schaut er durch das Fenster und sieht seinen Vater in einer Blutlache auf dem Boden liegen. Er verständigt sofort die Polizei. Hier hat ein weihnachtliches Familienfest mit vier Toten geendet, denn auch Ralphs Mutter seine Geschwister, die Zwillinge Cassandra und Cameron, sind tot. Es sieht so aus, als habe der aufbrausende, schwierige Cameron zuerst seine Familie und dann sich selbst erschossen. Doch dann ändern einige Indizien die Beweislage, Ralph Mallender wird festgenommen und das Mordes angeklagt. Nun, einige Monate später, beginnt der Prozess gegen ihn und seine Ehefrau Allegra beauftragt den Privatdetektiv Atticus Priest damit, nochmals alle Unterlagen durchsehen, alle Beweise zu sichten und die Zeugenaussagen prüfen. Sie ist davon überzeugt, dass ihr Ehemann die Morde nicht begangen hat. Es ist sein erster Fall als Privatdetektiv, denn zuvor war er Ermittler bei der Kriminalpolizei und Mack seine Vorgesetzte. Zwei Wochen, mehr Zeit Atticus nicht, um etwas zu finden, das seinen Mandanten entlasten könnte, und dem Indizienprozess eine neue Wendung geben.

Thema und Genre
In diesem spannenden Kriminalroman nach klassischem Vorbild stehen der Geschworenenprozess mit Anklage und Verteidigung im Mittelpunkt, die vorhergegangenen Ermittlungen der Polizei und die aktuellen Recherchen des Privatdetektivs Atticus Priest. Es geht um die Suche nach Tatmotiven, Zeugen und Lücken in Zeugenaussagen und in der Beweiskette eines Mordfalls.

Charaktere
Atticus Priest ist, auch auf Grund seines leichten Asperger-Syndroms, einerseits hochintelligent, ein hervorragender Beobachter mit einer präzisen Logik, in persönlichen Bereichen, Beziehungen und sozialen Kompetenzen jedoch unbeholfen. Eine Ausnahme macht nur die enge Bindung zu seinem Hund Bandit. Seine Recherchen sind strukturiert, intensiv, unter Zeitdruck stehend kann Atticus nicht immer die engen gesetzlichen Richtlinien einhalten. Außerdem richtet sich seine Tätigkeit im Sinne seines Mandanten auch gegen die Ermittlungsergebnisse von DCI Mack Jones, mit der ihn für eine kurze Zeit nicht nur die berufliche Zusammenarbeit verbunden hat. Mackenzie „Mack“ Jones ist ehrgeizig, zielstrebig, engagiert, aber ihre Karriere lässt ihr in diesem intensiven Fall zu wenig Zeit für ihre Familie. Ihr Ehemann kümmert sich um die beiden Kinder und ihre Schuldgefühle deswegen setzen sie emotional unter Druck.

Handlung und Schreibstil
Die Geschichte beginnt in der Mordnacht zwischen dem 24. und 25. Dezember und geht sofort zu den aktuellen Ereignissen, die Beauftragung von Atticus Priest durch die Ehefrau des Angeklagten und den Beginn des Prozesses über. Durch die breit angelegten Recherchen des Privatdetektivs, sein Studium der Unterlagen, erfahren wir alle Details über die Ereignisse während der vergangenen Monate, über die Ermittlungen der Kriminalpolizei und die Entwicklung dieses komplexen Mordfalles mit den möglichen Tätern Cameron und Ralph Mallender. Die aktuelle Handlung wechselt zwischen den Prozesstagen und den parallel dazu stattfindenden Ermittlungen des Privatdetektivs, plötzlich ergeben sich neue Möglichkeiten auf beiden Seiten und die Geschichte wird zu einem spannenden Pageturner, bleibt trotzdem immer logisch und nachvollziehbar.

Fazit
Ein spannender, brillant aufgebauter Kriminal- und Detektivroman, in dem die Frage nach der Schuld oder Unschuld des auf Grund von drückenden Indizien des Mordes an seiner Familie Angeklagten auch für den beauftragten Privatdetektiv nicht klar ist. Ein intelligentes, packendes, durch die unterschiedlichen Charaktere auch psychologisch interessantes Lesevergnügen. ( )
  Circlestonesbooks | Oct 19, 2021 |
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I listened to the audiobook format...the narrator was excellent but they story was extremely slow and very predictable. I made two guesses about the final outcome and both were dead on.
In addition, the book seemed like it was built off a framework of some other books or TV shows I read/saw. The main character is fired from the police department, he was having an affair with his boss, he becomes a private detective, etc, etc. An d the last thing I found a bit strange is that a not so great police detective turned PI seems to have an arch-nemesis...Atticus (main character) plays online chess and one of the people he's been playing against reveals that he really knows who Atticus is and, blah, blah, blah, I am your father (no not really) but I am coming to get you. How does this happen? Oh wait, it's in the framework...leave a cliffhanger (no matter how unrealistic) to take readers to book #2.
This is the first Mark Dawson book I have read (listened to) but it seems like MANY people think highly of his work...this book was just not for me, maybe I'll try one of his other series.

Narrator: 5 stars
Story: 2.5 stars
Overall: 3 stars ( )
  Disco_grinch | Aug 29, 2020 |
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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. Four murders. Two detectives. One mystifying crime. On Christmas Eve, DCI Mackenzie Jones is called to a shooting at a remote farmhouse. Ralph Mallender believes his father lies dead inside. When three more bodies are discovered, it's clear a festive family gathering has turned into a gruesome tragedy. At first it seems like an open and shut case: a murder suicide committed by Ralph's volatile brother Cameron. Then new evidence makes Mack suspect the man who reported the crime is in fact the perpetrator. But Mack isn't the only one with a stake in the case. Private investigator Atticus Priest has been hired to get Ralph acquitted. That means unearthing any weaknesses in Mack's evidence. Irascible, impatient, and unpredictable, Atticus has weaknesses of his own. Mack knows all about them because they share a past-both professionally and personally. This time round, however, they aren't on the same side. And as Atticus picks at the loose ends of the case, everything starts to unravel in a way neither of them could ever have predicted . . .

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