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3.0 out of 5 stars
Better than good but not great.,
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This review is from: Last Nocturne (Hardcover)
LAST NOCTURNE (Police Proc- CI Lamb, England/Vienna, Edwardian) - G+Eccles, Marjorie - standalone Allison & Busby, Ltd., UK Hardcover, 2008 - ISBN: 9780749080792 First Sentence: The child wakes in panic and sits bolt upright up in bed, clutching the cotton stuff of her nightgown to her chest. Art gallery owner Eliot Martagon seemed to be content with his life. Theo Benton is an up-and-coming artist, some of whose paintings are displayed in Martagon's gallery. Each man apparently commits suicide but neither leaves a note. The circumstances, and the results of one autopsy, raise enough questions in the mind of Chief Inspector Lamb to investigate the reasons for these acts. The common person, in the investigation, seems to be Mrs. Isobel Amberley and event which took place in Vienna. There was a lot in this book that didn't feel historically accurate to me. Not so much the basic history, but the social considerations seemed off. Still in all, it was a good story. I did like the characters, particularly Isobel, and was intrigued by the way in which the story unfolded. It took me awhile to get into the story and figure out the link between the various characters. The form is certainly not that of a traditional police procedural. Once the pieces started coming together, I was captivated and didn't stop reading until the end. It was a better-than-good read, but, not having written this immediately after reading the book, I did find it hard to remember. I don't see myself reading more of her work |
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Last Nocturne by Marjorie Eccles (Hardcover - March 24, 2008)
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