He has a family who he dearly loves; I liked that his wife shows that she doesn't always agree with him. Slowly, however, I was drawn ever further into the book, all the careful groundwork laid out in the early stages gaining its significance as the various threads are pulled ever tighter. This isn't a policeman who is a loner, Benedict has a wife and two young children to juggle along with his work. Gallows Lane" ist unterhaltsam geschrieben, und ich bin Ben Devlin gerne bei seinen Ermittlungen gefolgt. It's a decent procedural (although with some glaring dumb spots) and not a bad book, but ultimately the writing is just too bland.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Before many chapters have passed, an old IRA arms cache has been found in some woods; a young woman has been viciously attacked and killed in a house under construction on an estate; a pharmacy has been burgled; and a woman reports a prowler in her garden. The first 100 pages or so seemed ponderous, and somehow lacking, and I wasn't sure about some of the police organisation and procedural elements.This is a solid procedural, with a complex, character driven storyline, thoughtful in its execution and beautifully written. Some experts on such things have ranked this as the top "locked room mystery" example of the genre, largely because of its intricacy, certainly, but probably also because the author was so assiduous in weaving that part of the mystery in and out of the plot repeatedly, making the reader wrangle with it over and over again, for maximum engagement. For example, we get little sense of Devlin's wife, or the principal victims or perpetrators, or some of his colleagues, with little in the way of back stories and motivations. Being hospitalised by other detainees drags her further into purgatory and seemingly far from reconciliation.

But then, Agatha Christie's works could be accused of the same, and few of us have complained about THAT. The copyright on this image is owned by Mat Fascione and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2. The characters are all interesting and you learn more about the politics within the police department itself. Executing a crime of passion Jasmine finds herself in turmoil, haunted by her jealousy fuelled rage and in despair over what she has done. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. SERVICES We are advised that mains electricity and water are connected, central heating is provided by the oil fired boiler and drainage is via a septic tank.

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Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.As summer temperatures rise, the murders grow stranger and more brutal, and Devlin realizes that this case is more complex, and more sinister, than he ever imagined. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. A spaciously proportioned 4 bedroom semi detached family house with a fine view over the Westham village pond. I hope it’s a long one, as he’s an interesting protagonist – a religious man with a conscience and a family, someone who is not a natural team player in a job that requires him to be one. The plot fits the checkmarks for plausibility, the characterizations are solid, and the writing is clear and cogent.