Cold in the Earth: DI Marjory Fleming Book 1: DI Marjory Fleming
Autor Aline Templetonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 ian 2006
'The crime czar of the Scottish small town!' Val McDermid
Death is in the air. Death is on the ground. Death is everywhere for the people of Galloway.
As a catastrophic virus devastates the Scottish countryside, killing cattle and destroying lives, a body is discovered in a dug-up field. Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming finds herself at the stormy heart of a troubled, trapped community.
Thousands of miles away in New York, Laura resolves to unearth the dark secrets of her past. Determined to find the truth about her older sister's disappearance fifteen years ago.
A dead body, a missing girl, and a mysterious family's dangerous obsession with bull running provide a sinister backdrop to DI Fleming's first murder investigation. And as the cold shadow of death looms ever larger over this quiet corner of rural Britain, one thing becomes clear: it won't be her last.
Reader reviews:
'An engaging thriller which also touched me emotionally'
'A beautifully written crime thriller . . . Gripping from start to finish'
'Great to come across a new to me author who writes so well, a cut above so many police procedurals'
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780340838556
ISBN-10: 0340838558
Pagini: 368
Ilustrații: n/a
Dimensiuni: 117 x 177 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Hodder Paperbacks
Seria DI Marjory Fleming
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0340838558
Pagini: 368
Ilustrații: n/a
Dimensiuni: 117 x 177 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Hodder Paperbacks
Seria DI Marjory Fleming
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
Templeton has wit, a strong narrative sense and a dab hand with atmospherics
Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming, a resolute Scot, is Aline Templeton's new detective for whom a series is planned. A long-hidden body is discovered in an area isolated during a foot-and-mouth epidemic.The remote rural Scottish background, a blizzard, a feuding farming family with secrets - all these combine to make this novel a compelling read.
Aline Templeton has been producing quietly intelligent, carefully plotted thrillers for years. Templeton creates a tight, convincing band of characters and has the ability to spin her story beyond immediate events to paint a picture of a small rural community in crisis. She is good at managing her plot and revealing details slowly. She has demonstrated that, just when we thought Scotland was saturated with detectives, a strong woman can elbow her way in and find a unique niche.
Aline Templeton anatomises a rural community, provides a contemporary gothic frisson and introduces a strong and sympathetic series character. The result is an unalloyed pleasure - an intelligent, character-driven crime novel.
A compelling read
An unalloyed pleasure - an intelligent, character-driven crime novel.
This astringent tale of psychological suspense set in a remote Welsh valley uses the landscape with an almost visionary splendour
Templeton crafts a nifty plot amid the dour and inward-looking denizens of a Fenland village
Aline Templeton has a wondrously deft, unpretentiously beautiful style, full of good things
A finely written and strongly characterised novel
A thoroughly gripping read, taut, well-constructed, sound and erudite
Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming, a resolute Scot, is Aline Templeton's new detective for whom a series is planned. A long-hidden body is discovered in an area isolated during a foot-and-mouth epidemic.The remote rural Scottish background, a blizzard, a feuding farming family with secrets - all these combine to make this novel a compelling read.
Aline Templeton has been producing quietly intelligent, carefully plotted thrillers for years. Templeton creates a tight, convincing band of characters and has the ability to spin her story beyond immediate events to paint a picture of a small rural community in crisis. She is good at managing her plot and revealing details slowly. She has demonstrated that, just when we thought Scotland was saturated with detectives, a strong woman can elbow her way in and find a unique niche.
Aline Templeton anatomises a rural community, provides a contemporary gothic frisson and introduces a strong and sympathetic series character. The result is an unalloyed pleasure - an intelligent, character-driven crime novel.
A compelling read
An unalloyed pleasure - an intelligent, character-driven crime novel.
This astringent tale of psychological suspense set in a remote Welsh valley uses the landscape with an almost visionary splendour
Templeton crafts a nifty plot amid the dour and inward-looking denizens of a Fenland village
Aline Templeton has a wondrously deft, unpretentiously beautiful style, full of good things
A finely written and strongly characterised novel
A thoroughly gripping read, taut, well-constructed, sound and erudite