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5.0 out of 5 stars
I am addicted to Margaret Duffy's Patrick and Ingrid books,
By Book Lover (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Murder of Crows (Mass Market Paperback)
Okay, Margaret Duffy and her Patrick Gillard and Ingrid Langley series... Well, I'm addicted to them. Once I read the first one, way back in 1987, I couldn't stop reading them. I think she's on book 13 now... so there were a lot to read. :) I LOVE these books. They're not like anything you've probably ever read before. Margaret Duffy is a one-of-a-kind writer. I love these books so much because the main characters (Patrick, Ingrid, Terry, Colonel Daws) are so compelling. Especially Patrick. I want a Patrick of my own, please? I'll be honest. Half the time I have no idea what's going on in these books. Margaret Duffy writes in British, and since I'm an American, I don't speak that language. So, yeah, I have no idea what she's talking about most of the time. These books are so deeply idiomatic in the UK culture and language/slang. Also, she's a very cryptic writer. She often doesn't tell you what actually happened, she just tells you the consequences, and later on you find out what actually happened. Nevertheless, I'm addicted to these books. Major Patrick Gillard (Mr. 007 himself) is a character you will never, ever forget. I read A Murder of Crows when it first came out in 1987, and now in 2010-2011, I am rereading the entire series again, one book right after another, unable to put them down. These books are full of spies and traitors, crimes, mysteries, small English villages and cottage and vicarages, kidnappings, torture, and of course a nice little bit of romance between the two main characters, Patrick and Ingrid, who are husband and wife. Imagine James Bond running around on secret government missions, with his wife along with him (she's a new recruit to this secret sub-department of Britain's MI5). Throw in a best friend, Patrick's protege Terry Meadows, their boss, Colonel Richard Daws, and several more great supporting characters, and you get the idea. I find these books incredibly romantic, in the classic sense. Start with A Murder of Crows and read them in order. :)
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Weird but compelling,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Murder of Crows (Hardcover)
I picked this mystery up because the heroine, quite unusually, shared my name. It was not a nice comfy intellectual puzzle. The hero is terrifyingly good at his job, killing people, yet you find yourself admiring his skill and efficiency. You cannot read this book (these books) without examining cultural and personal attitudes towards violence. It can make you very uncomfortable with yourself. There is definely some kind of unholy fascination, as I own three of hers.
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