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Bezig met laden... The Shadows in the Streetdoor Susan Hill
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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. SPOILERS Some one is killing prostitutes in Lafferton, then the Dean's wife goes missing. Simon doesn't seem to be particularly effective at solving the case. Indeed the police spend most of their time harassing a librarian who takes the women food and drink at night to the point that he has a heart attack. Despite various people describing him and his actions as odd, his motivation for what he does is never revealed. I quite enjoyed Ruth, the Dean's wife, while she was being a baddie, but sadly that didn't last. The novel lost its way badly in the middle - lots of floundering and descriptions of childcare arrangements and meals - without any structure or progress. In the end the murderer is only discovered because he attacks Cat for no discernible reason - he just has a taste for killing by now? - and is interrupted.
Susan Hill's detective, Simon Serraillier, has now reached his fifth mystery, a complex series of prostitute murders. Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Simon Serrailler (5)
Simon Serrailler has just wrapped up a particularly exhausting and difficult case and is on sabbatical on a far-flung Scottish island when he is called back to Lafferton by the Chief Constable. Two local prostitutes have been found strangled. When the wife of the St. Michael's Cathedral Dean goes missing and then another respectable woman is taken on her way to work, the townspeople grow angry and afraid. Serrailler is in the greatest danger of his life.--From publisher description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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From the crime perspective, I really liked the book. I was horrified by its ending, and briefly had to stop reading as I was so taken aback by the book's final pages. That's something that has not happened in a long time, that sort of shock during the denoument.
I have alwaays enjoyed this series for the domesticity of it. The family relations are always changing, and they provide a safety net for the characters and for the readers of the book. This time, that homely feeling was not there, but I think it was deliberate. With Chris dead, and Richard re-married, nothing feels the same. Simon is short-tempered and acting as selfishly with woman as always; this time it isn't okay. I felt annoyed with him for much of the book.
The characterization is excellent. Ruth Webber is drawn so well. I've met women like her, having grown up in the heart of the Anglican church. She is a compendium of the worst qualities of a very few of the church women I have met. I also have high church vs low church opinions, and have strong feelings about continuing the use of the Book of Common Prayer service. It is perfect and I don't like the new liturgy.
To sum up: good book, frightening, good back story, reader gets to grieve the loss of Chris along with Cat and the kids. ( )