Hand In Glove [Import] [Paperback]

Robert Goddard (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Corgi Books; Advance copy edition (1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0552141658
• ISBN-13: 978-0552141659
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,649,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A double ending!, March 14, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Hand in Glove (Paperback)

The plot is well thought out. Unlike most of Goddard's books, half way through, I was sure that I fully understood what was going on and who had committed the murder. All the facts fitted my suppositions so I was a little disappointed at how easy it was to determine what was going on. Then the plot changed dramatically and all my suppositions were proved to be wrong. Red herrings galore! The final pages of the book reveal the most plausible of solutions to the scenario. As with most of RG's books, the final pages reveal a solution not thought of, but altogether too plausible. An Excellent read! Terry Hockenhull

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spanish Civil War casts suspensenet 50 years in future, July 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hand in Glove (Paperback)

This is my fifth Goddard, and each maintains a freshly unique, suprising, suspensful character. The Spanish Civil War is an active character in the novel, and offers a valuable learning experience in itself. The theme of webs, connections and linkages continues from Goddard's other novels. All issues are finally resolved but not without unexpected twists and turns that make it difficult to put the book down.

4.0 out of 5 stars Master of his craft, July 8, 2011

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Srdjan Pesic (Minneapolis, Mn United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hand in Glove (Hardcover)

Robert Goddard is a master of the quintessential British upper class mystery. His stiff upper lip, high brow characters are flawlessly drawn on his pages. The beauty of their environment, their high class accents, the glamour of it all.
And then under the paper thin veneer, we see that they are just depressingly human like the rest of us.
"Hand in Glove " is a marvelous excercise in this specific genre.Tight, sharp and without mercy, like life itself.Praise to this great master of his craft.