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Bezig met laden... The Art of Dying: An eerie Scottish murder mystery (DI Westphall 3) (editie 2019)door Douglas Lindsay (Auteur)
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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.  MontzaleeW | Nov 14, 2022 |   There were an awful lot of deaths, the motive for which seemed barely adequate, but otherwise well-plotted and entertaining. (  ) pgchuis | Oct 10, 2020 | At first I thought what have I let myself in for. A few pages in and I was hooked. I was knee deep in vicious murders, Corporate concerns and Russian intervention. Opening with a litany of deaths caused by the hero seemed a tad daunting, but as I progressed I realized their import. This is DI Westphall's "line-up of guilt," from his MI6 days. Now they're joined by ghosts from his cases. This latest investigation begins with a football match death, links somehow to an up market care home and seems to have a whiff of Russian assistance. Westphall's church attendance is an interesting twist. Is he looking for absolution? Maybe. Release from his guilt? Who knows? His attention is caught by the line from the service, "My blood of the Covenant." My attention is grabbed by the inclusion of one of my favorite hymns, "I the Lord of sea and sky." Oh yes, there's more to this novel than your run-of-the-mill murder mystery story. A question perhaps? Where shall the man within the police uniform, haunted by his past retreat to? There Westphall sits looking at a stained glass window portraying the death of Saint Sebastian, "Haunted by a man in a dream who sees everything without being able to see anything at all." And when the minister startles him by commenting on the window with the murmured phrase, ‘The art of dying,' well I'm there! I'm well and truly caught in the web that is Westphall and that of the intricately layered crimes he's investigating. A compelling read! A Hodder & Stoughton ARC via NetGalley (  ) eyes.2c | Aug 22, 2019 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)DI Westphall (Book 3)
DI WESTPHALL. No ordinary detective. No ordinary investigations. A twisting new crime series set in the Scottish Highlands. For fans of James Oswald and John Connolly. 'Douglas Lindsay is an underrated writer with an eccentric, blisteringly satirical voice . . . enjoyably bizarre. I loved it' Sunday Express When businessman Thomas Peterson is killed outside a football ground in the Highlands, there are several witnesses. Yet the hunt for the killer is proving as futile as the search for a motive. Possible connections to Russian money and an eerie retirement home are soon thrown into the mix. To further complicate things, DI Westphall's MI6 past is coming back to haunt him. Guilt stalks his dreams, but could there be a message in these nightmares? Westphall is in danger of losing his head just when he needs it the most. He must find answers, and fast, before the murderer strikes again. Praise for the DI Westphall series 'Richly atmospheric . . . Lindsay solidifies his place as one of the rising stars of tartan noir' Publishers Weekly 'The Boy in the Well is a dark and satisfying mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the company of DI Ben Westphall, a compelling personality . . . This one comes thoroughly recommended' James Oswald A darkly atmospheric thriller with a labyrinthine plot with more twists than a Grand Prix track. (Michael Wood, author of the DCI Matilda Darke series) A really addictive plot, and so atmospheric. Clever and unexpected (S D Sykes, author of the Oswald de Lacy series) 'A Tartan Noir tour de force. Lindsay writes with an economy and skill all too rare in modern fiction . . . Brilliant' Tony Black, author of the DI Bob Valentine series Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.92Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 2000-WaarderingGemiddelde: (4.5)
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by Douglas Lindsay
His book has a handful of murders that are tied together and Westphall has to figure all that out while dealing with his conscience from his spy days. There is plenty of twists, great characters, and of course I can't figure anything out! 😁 Another great addition to the series. I didn't like it as much as the first two but I still really liked it! (