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Bezig met laden... Gently with the Innocents (1970)door Alan Hunter
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When an old man is found dead at the foot of the staircase in his rambling old house, a hint of murder and the lure of hidden treasure draw Gently into the case. Gently has plenty of suspects for the old man's murder. A warehouse watchman across the street misses nothing that goes on at the house, but can shed no light on the murderer. A local antiques dealer knows a suspicious amount about the house and a good deal more about the treasure that is thought to be hidden within its walls. When the murderer strikes again, Gently has a high profile case on his hands and faces a night of sheer terror alone in a house whose secret has claimed at least two lives . . . Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Review of the Constable Kindle eBook edition (2013) of the Cassell Crime Connoisseur hardcover original (1970).
Gently is approached by the nephew of a man who apparently died from a fall down the stairs in his dilapidated mansion. The nephew has a gold medal coin of Pope Innocent III which he believes is part of a larger treasure which his uncle had discovered. Gently takes on the case and it turns out that it was likely murder as the victim appears to have been tortured and beaten before his death. A nearby warehouse man becomes the main suspect as he may have observed the treasure being discovered. But then the warehouse man himself is found dead in a similar situation. Can Gently solve the murders and discover the secret to the hidden treasure? A local antiques and coin dealer becomes Gently's ally in the quest.
See cover at https://pictures.abebooks.com/inventory/md/md22863603540.jpg
The dust cover of the original UK hardcover published by Cassell Crime Connoisseur in 1970. Image sourced from AbeBooks.
I can't say much further about this one except that the reveal was completely unexpected to me and was shocking in its horrifying implications. Alan Hunter and George Gently came through in a big way on this one with some clever red herrings and misdirections throughout. I'd even say this is my favourite Gently to date, combining both a treasure hunt and a murder mystery.
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Gently with the Innocents was adapted for the Inspector George Gently TV series (2007-2017) as Series 2 Episode 1 in 2009. The plot varies considerably from the original novel except for the first victim being murdered in their dilapidated mansion. Very few of the TV episodes are based on the original books and the characters are quite different, e.g. Sgt Bacchus does not appear in the books. The timeline for the TV series takes place in the 1960s only. (