David A. Crossman
Autor von A Show of Hands
Über den Autor
David Crossman, who was born and raised on an island off the Maine coast, says, "Islands breed two things: writers and secrets." He is the author of three adult mysteries -- Murder in a Minor Key, A Show of Hands, and The Dead of Winter -- as well as The Secret of the Missing Grave, the first in mehr anzeigen the Bean and Ab series of young adult mysteries. He has lived all over the world, pursuing careers as an advertising copywriter, creative director, graphic artist, and television producer. An accomplished artist, Crossman is also a musician and composer with five albums to his credit. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Friendship, Maine weniger anzeigen
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Wissenswertes
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Vinalhaven, Maine, USA
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- Werke
- 12
- Mitglieder
- 90
- Beliebtheit
- #205,795
- Bewertung
- 3.6
- Rezensionen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 17
Winston Crisp is a retired National Security Agency agent, well into his eighties when the story takes place, in 1970. The setting, nearly 30 years before publication and presumably writing of the book, is necessary for the plot, which deals with a present-day murder with ties to World Wars I and II and the time between them. It also means that there are no cell phones, emails or Internet to deal with -- all the research in the story is done in library archives or by asking long-time island residents for their memories. The plot of The Dead of Winter is rather convoluted, and the surprise appearance of a second culprit at the end could be faulted. But what I really loved about the book were the setting and characters. The descriptions of the island in Penobscot Bay, socked in by a winter storm, cooled me off in the midst of an August heat wave. The dialogue, which was true-to-life without being overdone, was full of salty expressions and metaphors, which offered both authentic local color and comic relief to a rather grim storyline. I'd recommend this, if you can get hold of a copy.… (mehr)