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Bezig met laden... Silence Observed (1961)door Michael Innes
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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. This 19th entry in the Appleby series was a more traditional police-based mystery though I hesitate to call it a police procedural as very little procedure is followed! Sir John is drawn into investigating a potential case of forged forgeries (!) just as Sir Gabriel Gulliver, an old family friend of his wife, asks him to look into the willful disappearance of a beautiful girl with an unknown Rembrandt. Some aspects of the plot were a little predictable but there were enough twists to keep me satisfied. I thought this was much better the first time I read it. Innes' always erudite Appleby has to track down the bad guys who are killing art experts. The story unfolds in a slow, almost dreamlike pace, and it's always a bit startling when Appleby barks out a command, or does something outside of his usual mild demeanor. The book stops short about thirty pages before a modern mystery would end. The book will be most appealing to those who can easily follow all the references to art, literature, and poetry, but it's not required to enjoy the story. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Respected Fine Art experts are deceived in one of the most intriguing murder cases Inspector Appleby has ever faced, beginning with Gribble, a collector of forgeries whose latest acquisition is found to be a forged forgery! In the words of Appleby himself: 'Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. Just a little mad, for a start. Inclined, say, to unreasonable jokes in the course of business. But later - well, very mad indeed.' Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This 19th entry in the Appleby series was a more traditional police-based mystery though I hesitate to call it a police procedural as very little procedure is followed! Sir John is drawn into investigating a potential case of forged forgeries (!) just as Sir Gabriel Gulliver, an old family friend of his wife, asks him to look into the willful disappearance of a beautiful girl with an unknown Rembrandt. Some aspects of the plot were a little predictable but there were enough twists to keep me satisfied. ( )