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Bezig met laden... None But the Deaddoor Lin Anderson
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  rabbitprincess | Dec 23, 2017 |   I am impressed with this series and have enjoyed every title. (I do recommend reading them in order.) Besides the very rich, developed, complex characters; the forensic details; the perfect example of the noir genre; and the raw, gritty themes, I read these books for their sense of place. NONE BUT THE DEAD takes place on the island of Sanday - a part of the Orkney Islands. The physical descriptions, the complex characters and the weather - all painted a rich picture of Orkadian life. I would love to experience the place in person. We were in Glasgow for only a few minutes in this title and it was definitely a change of pace. I missed DI Bill Wilson. He only appeared in a very few telephone calls. Chrissy was a fleeting presence. I do wish Rhona and Sean and McNab could figure out their feelings for each other. And how is Margaret, DI Wilson’s wife? I think I am too familiar with these characters! Well worth your time and thought, I quite like this series and heartily recommend it. (  ) diana.hauser | Mar 12, 2017 | None but the Dead is the eleventh of the wonderful Rhona MacLeod series from the brilliant Scottish author Lin Anderson. Always well researched, well written and totally gripping but for once she has been allowed to break out from Glasgow, this is set on the Isle of Sanday part of the Orkney Islands archipelago in the far north of Scotland. A body is found on what had been the play area of the old schoolhouse on Sanday and they send for forensic expert Dr Rhona MacLeod to investigate the scene and find if these are modern remains or one of the many Neolithic finds on the Sanday. Approaching midwinter, daylight is short and the weather is bad and hospitality of the locals seems to be that of curious towards an outsider. Back in Glasgow DS Michael McNab is called out to a suspicious death in the East End of Glasgow and it seems that the dead man Jock also has links to the island of Sanday. Sent to gather more information he is uncomfortable at being out on a remote island even if Rhona MacLeod is there, he has no CCTV, internet or police station to work from. As a series of unexplained incidents start to take place, MacLeod and McNab are drawn further in to the working of the local community. When one of the Island’s young children goes missing all the community comes out to search for her in vain. As two more bodies turn up, suspicion is that they have been murdered but they are now racing against time to find the young child, before she could be murdered also. As a major storm approaches, which will mean nobody will be able to get on or off Sanday the locals begin to turn on themselves. This brings to the fore the dealings of the past and somethings they wish could be forgotten, and the secrets will be exposed all in the hope of finding the truth. Rhona MacLeod is a complex and yet compelling character, who in every outing in the series has got even better. Setting the thriller on Sanday it ramps up the atmospheric, claustrophobic and complex atmosphere of the island community up to scrutiny. Anderson’s research is second to none, and she really brings the island community to life, shining a light on its hidden depths. This really is another great MacLeod mystery! ( ) atticusfinch1048 | Feb 28, 2017 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Rhona MacLeod (11)
Sanday, one of Britain's northernmost islands, inaccessible when the wind prevents the ferry from the mainland crossing, or fog grounds the tiny island hopping plane. When human remains are discovered to the rear of an old primary school, forensic expert Dr Rhona MacLeod and her assistant arrive to excavate the grave. Approaching mid winter, they find daylight in short supply, the weather inhospitable and some of the island's inhabitants less than co-operative. When the suspicious death of an old man in Glasgow appears to have links with the island, DS Michael McNab is dispatched to investigate. Desperately uncomfortable in such surroundings, he finds that none of the tools of detective work are there. No internet, no CCTV, and no police station. As the weather closes in, the team, which includes criminal profiler and Orcadian Professor Magnus Pirie, are presented with a series of unexplained incidents, apparently linked to the discovery of thirteen magic flowers representing the souls of dead children who had attended the island school where the body was discovered. But how and in what circumstance did they die, and why are their long forgotten deaths significant to the current investigation? As a major storm approaches, bringing gale force winds and high seas, the islanders turn on one another, as past and present evil deeds collide, and long buried secrets break surface, along with the exposed bones. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This was the first book I’d read in the Rhona MacLeod series, even though it is #11 in the series. I read it primarily for the setting, which delivered amply. I also liked the interplay between MacLeod, Chrissy, and MacNab—it was easy for this reader in particular to figure out how they related to each other while knowing that some of their personal lives would have been fleshed out in previous books in the series. This was a fairly fast read but an awfully big book—400 pages in a fat hardcover. I’m not sure why mysteries these days need to be so enormous physically.
I’ll probably read another book in the series at some point! (