The Armada Boy [Import] [Hardcover]

KATE ELLIS (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: London: Piatkus, 1999.; 1st ed/1st printing edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749904747
• ISBN-13: 978-0749904746
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,759,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Firing a warning shot across the pond, September 8, 2000

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Paul Kellaway (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Armada Boy: A Wesley Peterson Crime Novel (Wesley Peterson Crime Novels) (Hardcover)

In Kate Ellis, British literature has a champion to contend with the commercial american heavyweights churning out their tuppenny paperbacks. In the Armada Boy, Ellis successfully produces three narratives of different periods of time, all around the same West Country area. She interweaves these timeframes in a refreshing fashion that rather than slowing and disrupting the flow and pace of the story make the novel flow seemlessly and intelligably between ages. The author maintains the characters from the previous novel but manages to find the right blend of introduction and continuity meaning no readers are alienated in terms of character development. The novel's star characters would appear to be the Americans who I assure you, after spending several hours in the presence of some American Vets. on Christmas Eve are spookily realistic. The interaction amongst the detectives is impressive, with real depth and life which adds to the novel rather than drawing away from the pace of the book.

Bottom line: A great read as either a stand alone novel or part of a sucessful series.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DIDN'T PUT IT DOWN!, August 20, 2000

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BEVERLEY CHERRINGTON (ENGLAND) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Armada Boy: A Wesley Peterson Crime Novel (Wesley Peterson Crime Novels) (Hardcover)

This novel grabbed my attention from the first scene and held it to the last. It is a truly great read.

For me, the real joys of 'The Armada Boy' are the fascinating blend of modern and historical crime; the rich diversity of characters (my personal favourite being Detective Constable Rachel Tracey - a real star in the wings who deserves a novel of her own); and the way in which three completely separate periods of history are woven together so effortlessly. Oh yes, and as with all great crime novels, I would never have guessed 'whodunnit'!!

I hardly put this novel down from the moment I picked it up.I couldn't wait to see what the next page would bring. I inherited my love of crime fiction from my late Grandmother who was a real connoisseur of the genre and as I read this novel I thought often of her. How she would have loved it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent second novel, August 4, 2000

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Sally Jones (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Armada Boy: A Wesley Peterson Crime Novel (Wesley Peterson Crime Novels) (Hardcover)

I have just finished reading this novel and could not put it down, it is superb! I feel that I must disagree with the above review by Kelly Flynn - if anything this book is more engaging tham "The Merchants House"