Graham Thomas (1) (1950–2008)
Auteur de Malice in the Highlands
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Graham Thomas, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
Séries
Œuvres de Graham Thomas
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Kosakoski, Gordon
- Date de naissance
- 1950
- Date de décès
- 2008-05-05
- Sexe
- male
- Lieux de résidence
- British Columbia, Canada
Membres
Critiques
Listes
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 5
- Membres
- 336
- Popularité
- #70,811
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 27
- Langues
- 3
My reactions
Thank heavens the author’s writing is NOT so overwrought as the book jacket blurb!
This is a police-procedural mystery with a likeable lead character. It’s clear that Powell needs a vacation and really wants nothing more than to enjoy his holiday in peace. But he’s drawn in when the wealthy Canadian owner of an estate next to the resort is fished out of the river by one of the tourists, and the local coroner determines that his death was NOT an accidental drowning. The laird’s daughter and servants aren’t very forthcoming or cooperative, the resort lodge’s staff and owner are similarly tight-lipped, and Powell gets drawn into the case however reluctantly.
There are plenty of suspects, and a mishmash of clues and subplots to keep things interesting. I did not solve the case ahead of Powell and was happy to be surprised by how things turned out. At least as far as whodunit is concerned. What happened after the reveal was a little less satisfying, as I didn’t feel it showed how a true Yard detective would have behaved.
Still, it was a thoroughly satisfying mystery, and I would read more of this series.… (plus d'informations)