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Lädt ... The Various Haunts of Men (Simon Serrailler Crime Novels) (Original 2004; 2007. Auflage)von Susan Hill
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Freya Graffham is an extremely likeable Police officer, who's moved to a cathedral town to get away from the unwonted pressures of London life. She gets stuck into her local community, gets her teeth into a case or two, and develops a bit of a crush on DI Simon Serrailler, who is only a bit part in this story, really. This is an involving, believable story, and only its ending disappoints. Not because it's not a well-conceived and well-written one, but because ..... (spoiler alert) ( ) [The Various Haunts of Men] - Susan Hill - (England) Genera: Crime/Police procedural Narrator: Steven Pacey 4★ A woman vanishes in the fog up on "the Hill", an area locally known for its tranquility and peace. The police are not alarmed; people usually disappear for their own reasons. But when a young girl, an old man, and even a dog disappear, no one can deny that something untoward is happening in this quiet town. Young policewoman Freya Graffham is assigned to the case; she's new to the job, compassionate, inquisitive, and dedicated. She and the enigmatic detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler have the task of unraveling the mystery behind this gruesome sequence of events. This is the first in a series by Susan Hill, who is best known for her gothic, and chilling suspense novels. My favorite will always be [The Woman in Black]. I will admit to being a bit annoyed that this book really had nothing to do with Simon Serrailler. He was a secondary character through the entire story. Another thing that more than annoyed this animal lover was that they killed the dog! Seriously...was that really necessary to the story? The main character made some choices that were flat out idiocy. I understand that people do stupid things sometimes, but this woman, Freya Graffham, needed a 'handler". I found that I was actually continuing to read in order to see for her next "I'm going to get myself killed" choice. Before I knew it, I was at the end of the book, and by the grace of God and Susan Hill's pen...she was still alive...so all's well that ends well. I have to give Ms. Hill credit that she didn't write a "happy ever after ending".... nor did she write crappy dialogue trying to force readers into believing or disbelieving anything about her characters. She let the reader use their "God -given" brain to decide for themselves. 4 Stars and I'll continue to read this author. I am conflicted. On the one hand, I found the characters compelling, and I thought the POV changes worked well. I also really enjoyed the setting of the town, and the thoughtful discussion of alternative therapies. As someone who enjoys PD James, I was excited to settle in with a new DI and his crew, and the crew is very appealing. It was a great read. On the other hand **big spoiler** I HATE authors who unexpectedly kill off main characters. I am still harboring a grudge against Elizabeth George for exactly that behavior, so the part where the main character of the book (not Simon Serrailler, not at all) is murdered? Kinda killed it for me. I get that the trope of new young inspector comes to town, is female, is great at her job and therefore, without exception will become the target of a serial killer is done to death. I get why actually killing that character off makes an interesting statement on mysteries in general. But I really liked Freya, and Simon basically wasn't in this book, so I found it upsetting. I have no idea what to expect of the continuing series -- I may or may not stick with it. Also, I would very much have liked some of the other plot threads to be cleanly wrapped up -- did anything further happen with the psychic surgeon? What happened with Karin's diagnosis? Realistically vague, but I don't read these kinds of mysteries for realism, I read them for satisfying conclusions, and this one did not offer anything as comforting as that. Deceptively good mystery, that feels like it’s meandering a little until you realise that rather than a straightforward police procedural this is a much more character based book. It’s gripping and extremely convincing in its portrayal of jobbing coppers who have lives outside of the case. Hill leads the reader through the investigation and gets you feeling comfortable, then slams in a stunningly good ending.
if you write this sort of novel, your readers will expect a process of discovery leading to a form of resolution, a structure which gives the intellectual pleasure characteristic of this branch of the genre. They won't find it here. The identity of the murderer is allowed to drift into the story three-quarters of the way through. Neither the reader nor police have much to do with it. The killer's motivation is so perfunctorily sketched that it fails to convince. The ending is arbitrary, unsatisfying and suspiciously convenient. A good crime novel follows its own logic. For all its undoubted virtues, this one sometimes loses the scent. Hill is good at establishing the arcane web of connections in this investigation that result in wrong turnings and false leads. ... Fans of Morse and Midsomer will recognise this mix of rural calm and brutal carnage, choral music and pathology reports, and as the trilogy progresses may even learn to find in the steely gaze of Simon Serrailler some of the attraction that his sergeant finds so irresistible. frustrating and disappointing that Hill should have chosen such a traditional type of crime novel (serial killer, police procedural) to extend her range. This is the crime of small, fictional worlds, rattling tea-cups, genteel suspicions, cherished hatreds, of mists on the lamp-lit heath, grand moral gestures and lightly treading footsteps - always more Midsomer than Moss Side; more Watson or Marsh, say, than Peace or McDermid. Gehört zur ReiheSimon Serrailler (1) Ist enthalten inIst gekürzt inAuszeichnungen
Rez.: Kommissarin Freya ist von London in eine Kleinstadt versetzt worden. Dort ist die Polizei offensichtlich nicht besorgt, als eine Frau beim Joggen auf einem Hügel verschwindet. Freya klemmt sich hinter den Fall und macht in der Wohnung der Vermissten eine beunruhigende Entdeckung. Sie erfährt auch, dass schon vorher auf dem Hügel ein junger Mann und Tage später ein kleiner Hund spurlos verschwunden sind. Während Freyas Ermittlungen kommt eine weitere Frau vom Spaziergang auf dem Hügel nicht mehr zurück. Sie hatte mit einem Heiler aus der Esoterikszene des Nachbarstädtchens zu tun. Schließlich vermisst man noch eine ältere Dame. Die Autorin (zuletzt BA 1/95) versteht es meisterhaft, falsche Spuren zu legen, von dem kriminellen Geschehen abzulenken, den Täter in der Versenkung zu halten, um ihn dann in all seiner Grausamkeit zu enttarnen. Der Psychothriller gehört bereits in Mittelstadtbibliotheken. (Eva Heinritz) Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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