Gerard Doyle narrates this installment of the London-based crime series featuring Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma Jones, now husband and wife. Doyle's female voices are credible and well differentiated. But this time out, Duncan Kincaid is taking a backseat as house husband—parenting three lively children—and the story features three female police officers. With this focus on women, a female narrator may have been a better choice for this installment. Two barristers have been found strangled and bound, and the only link is a young virtuoso guitarist. Crombie's deft plotting moves the story between the summer the guitarist was 13 and the present day. In Doyle’s hands, the time frames remain clear. Fans of the series will relish the character updates and historical details relating to a real London neighborhood. Newcomers will enjoy the mix of police procedural and family life. C.A.T. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine
In the past . . .
On a blisteringly hot August afternoon in Crystal Palace, once home to the tragically destroyed Great Exhibition, a solitary thirteen-year-old boy meets his next-door neighbor, a recently widowed young teacher hoping to make a new start in the tight-knit South London community. Drawn together by loneliness, the unlikely pair forms a deep connection that ends in a shattering act of betrayal.
In the present . . .
On a cold January morning in London, Detective Inspector Gemma James is back on the job now that her husband, Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid, is at home to care for their three-year-old foster daughter. Assigned to lead a Murder Investigation Team in South London, she's assisted by her trusted colleague, newly promoted Detective Sergeant Melody Talbot. Their first case: a crime scene at a seedy hotel in Crystal Palace. The victim: a well-respected barrister, found naked, trussed, and apparently strangled. Is it an unsavory accident or murder? In either case, he was not alone, and Gemma's team must find his companion-a search that takes them into unexpected corners and forces them to contemplate unsettling truths about the weaknesses and passions that lead to murder. Ultimately, they will begin to question everything they think they know about their world and those they trust most.
In the past . . .
On a blisteringly hot August afternoon in Crystal Palace, once home to the tragically destroyed Great Exhibition, a solitary thirteen-year-old boy meets his next-door neighbor, a recently widowed young teacher hoping to make a new start in the tight-knit South London community. Drawn together by loneliness, the unlikely pair forms a deep connection that ends in a shattering act of betrayal.
In the present . . .
On a cold January morning in London, Detective Inspector Gemma James is back on the job now that her husband, Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid, is at home to care for their three-year-old foster daughter. Assigned to lead a Murder Investigation Team in South London, she's assisted by her trusted colleague, newly promoted Detective Sergeant Melody Talbot. Their first case: a crime scene at a seedy hotel in Crystal Palace. The victim: a well-respected barrister, found naked, trussed, and apparently strangled. Is it an unsavory accident or murder? In either case, he was not alone, and Gemma's team must find his companion-a search that takes them into unexpected corners and forces them to contemplate unsettling truths about the weaknesses and passions that lead to murder. Ultimately, they will begin to question everything they think they know about their world and those they trust most.
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BN ID: | 2940170238644 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Publication date: | 02/19/2013 |
Series: | Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Series , #15 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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