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Celine (2017)

von Peter Heller

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"From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars and The Painter, a luminous, spine-tingling novel of suspense--the story of Celine, an elegant, aristocratic private eye who specializes in reuniting families, trying to make amends for a loss in her own past"--
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Not sure with this one.

I like Heller's writing, generally, but this seemed a little disjointed to me. There's an interesting mystery but I did not love how it ultimately played out or how we got to the conclusion. Celine herself is a fascinating character and I loved what we learned about her and wish more had been revealed. ( )
  hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |
Celine is a character with talents incongruous with her upbringing. An artist and private investigator that tries to reunite families. She and Pete will win your hearts in this mystery. I enjoyed Celine tremendously, but even more so, since Mr Heller left so much hidden in her past.
This isn't great literature, but.... ( )
  wvlibrarydude | Jan 14, 2024 |
(audio fiction, 11h20m) September reading challenge, set in Montana/Wyoming/Yellowstone NP - missing persons private investigator looks into the disappearance of a supposed grizzly bear victim in hopes of reuniting the widower with his daughter (though not with his malicious 2nd wife).

Narrator Kimberly Farr's pronunciation of the Portuguese words doesn't sound natural, but she is very careful to get the accent right, and that part is fairly brief anyway. Overall the speech cadences sound better at 1.05x speed, and the French bits sounded good. Character voice differentiation was decent but I kept thinking that the voices provided for Hank and New Englander Pete were female -- Pa/Pete's dialogue always brings to mind a sharp-witted old lady that would have a name like Maude or Blanche.

The story also takes a lot of detours, which I might follow better in print (my auditory attention span being somewhat lacking). There is definitely the mystery/suspense of the main story arc, but it progresses in a sort of meandering way, with lots of quiet introspective moments and sideways threads woven throughout. I enjoy Heller's sensitive artist/poet/naturalist storytelling and this intriguing storyline, though would probably opt for a print book next time. ( )
  reader1009 | Sep 7, 2023 |
Beautifully written, great story. ( )
  cathy.lemann | Mar 21, 2023 |
I was a little disappointed that Celine's character never really fully came together for me. She was meant to be mysterious, but her character was held at such a distance that she felt more like someone's idealized concept of a mysterious woman than an actual person. I wanted more from all the characters because the beginning sketches of them were so promising, and in the end I was let down. ( )
  kamlibrarian | Dec 23, 2022 |
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With all Love

To my Mother, Caroline Watkins Heller—
Artist, Spiritual Warrior, Private Eye.

And to Lowell "Pete" Beveridge,
The Quiet American.
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It was one year and one day after the Twin Towers had fallen. She could still almost smell the char, still see the air gritty with ash, and remember how the wind blew bits of charcoal financial statements and Post-it notes across the river where they fluttered over the dock like lost confetti. She could not have imagined a sadder finale to a grim year.
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Now, in Brooklyn, he channeled his talents into making healthy dinners that his wife would half eat, and into carving unabashedly erotic sculptures that the cleaning lady refused to dust.
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"From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars and The Painter, a luminous, spine-tingling novel of suspense--the story of Celine, an elegant, aristocratic private eye who specializes in reuniting families, trying to make amends for a loss in her own past"--

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