StartseiteGruppenForumMehrZeitgeist
Web-Site durchsuchen
Diese Seite verwendet Cookies für unsere Dienste, zur Verbesserung unserer Leistungen, für Analytik und (falls Sie nicht eingeloggt sind) für Werbung. Indem Sie LibraryThing nutzen, erklären Sie dass Sie unsere Nutzungsbedingungen und Datenschutzrichtlinie gelesen und verstanden haben. Die Nutzung unserer Webseite und Dienste unterliegt diesen Richtlinien und Geschäftsbedingungen.

Ergebnisse von Google Books

Auf ein Miniaturbild klicken, um zu Google Books zu gelangen.

The Gardens of the Dead von William Brodrick
Lädt ...

The Gardens of the Dead (2007. Auflage)

von William Brodrick (Autor)

Reihen: Pater Anselm (2)

MitgliederRezensionenBeliebtheitDurchschnittliche BewertungDiskussionen
23610113,084 (3.18)7
When Elizabeth Glendinning QC dies of a sudden heart attack while making a desperate phone call to the police, her colleagues and family are devastated and mystified. What was she doing in east London at the time of her death, and what was she trying to tell Inspector Cartwright in her last phone call?… (mehr)
Mitglied:SaraJudith
Titel:The Gardens of the Dead
Autoren:William Brodrick (Autor)
Info:Penguin Books (2007), Edition: Reprint, 336 pages
Sammlungen:Deine Bibliothek
Bewertung:
Tags:2016, abandoned

Werk-Informationen

Die Gärten der Toten: Ein Pater-Anselm-Krimi von William Brodrick

Lädt ...

Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest.

When Elizabeth Glendinning, QC, unexpectedly dies, her one-time colleague and now monk Father Anselm receives a key with instructions from her to help fulfill one last task on her behalf. Elizabeth’s son, Nick, a physician, is also given instructions from his mother, which apparently involve searching for a missing man who could help to bring down another man whom Elizabeth defended successfully years before but who she knew to be guilty. As the monk and the doctor follow the leads, the story becomes murkier and murkier, not to mention murderous…. Apparently this is the second novel in a series featuring Father Anselm, but I haven’t seen the earlier book. That said, Father Anselm is a very thoughtful, well-drawn character and his willingness to learn from others and to find ways to help them is quite touching. Unfortunately, I found that there were a few too many characters in this story, each one of whom had deep, complex histories that all needed to be thoroughly uncovered. As a result, there’s a good half-dozen individuals who require a great deal of the reader’s attention to understand, and that just felt like a few too many for me, even though all the disparate threads do come together in the end. I enjoyed the writing style and the British setting, I just felt a bit exhausted by the time I was done reading. Still, I may search out more from this author in the future. ( )
  thefirstalicat | May 5, 2020 |
This starts with the death of a QC, Elizabeth Glendenning. But, knowing her death might be approaching, she has put a number of things in motion, to draw her old colleague at Chambers, Anslem (now a monk), into finish the unraveling she's started. It gets a bit convoluted, and explores that area between black & white, where things are morally in shades of grey. A bit like life, it doesn't have a happy ending, it just has a point at which the story ceases to be told. Very intriguing. ( )
  Helenliz | Mar 31, 2013 |
Father Anselm is pulled into a mystery when an old friend dies. The friend, Elizabeth Glendinning, laid the groundwork for solving the case, step by step. It involves old history, as well as the current events of several key people. It twisted through the plot turns quite easily, though it tended to drag here and there. I didn't solve the mystery until Father Anselm did so I really needed to finish the book. And finish it I did, and was satisfied with its twists and turns, and especially satisfied with the ending. ( )
  maedb | Dec 28, 2010 |
Mr Brodrick's first novel, "The Sixth Lamentation" was so fabulous that it is perhaps inevitable that his second book is a bit of a disappointment. It is nevertheless a good thriller and readers will be delighted to see his character, Father Anselm, solving another mystery. Brodrick's characters are never simply good or evil. Even the villains struggle for redemption in their own way and the characters are complex and finely drawn.
In this book, Father Anselm, learns of the sudden death of Elizabeth Glendinning, a former colleague and friend from his days practicing law. Ms Glendinning was obsessed with a former criminal case and leaves a key to a safety deposit box and various written instructions to Anselm. Anselm is charged with finishing the investigation started by Elizabeth. His search takes him through the sinister heart of London and the the inner workings of the courts of England. ( )
  bhowell | Sep 6, 2009 |
The Gardens of the Dead by William Brodrick is his second novel. Although this book is a page turner I felt it was rather disjointed in parts. I had to backtrack a few times to make sure I was following the plot and the timeline is occasionally confusing. But on the whole I thought the book was pretty good.

See my blog for more details. ( )
  BooksPlease | Jul 16, 2009 |
keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen

Gehört zur Reihe

Du musst dich einloggen, um "Wissenswertes" zu bearbeiten.
Weitere Hilfe gibt es auf der "Wissenswertes"-Hilfe-Seite.
Gebräuchlichster Titel
Originaltitel
Alternative Titel
Ursprüngliches Erscheinungsdatum
Figuren/Charaktere
Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen.
Wichtige Schauplätze
Wichtige Ereignisse
Zugehörige Filme
Epigraph (Motto/Zitat)
Widmung
Erste Worte
Zitate
Letzte Worte
Hinweis zur Identitätsklärung
Verlagslektoren
Werbezitate von
Originalsprache
Anerkannter DDC/MDS
Anerkannter LCC

Literaturhinweise zu diesem Werk aus externen Quellen.

Wikipedia auf Englisch

Keine

When Elizabeth Glendinning QC dies of a sudden heart attack while making a desperate phone call to the police, her colleagues and family are devastated and mystified. What was she doing in east London at the time of her death, and what was she trying to tell Inspector Cartwright in her last phone call?

Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden.

Buchbeschreibung
Zusammenfassung in Haiku-Form

Aktuelle Diskussionen

Keine

Beliebte Umschlagbilder

Gespeicherte Links

Bewertung

Durchschnitt: (3.18)
0.5
1 2
1.5
2 5
2.5 4
3 20
3.5 5
4 12
4.5 1
5 2

Bist das du?

Werde ein LibraryThing-Autor.

 

Über uns | Kontakt/Impressum | LibraryThing.com | Datenschutz/Nutzungsbedingungen | Hilfe/FAQs | Blog | LT-Shop | APIs | TinyCat | Nachlassbibliotheken | Vorab-Rezensenten | Wissenswertes | 203,252,951 Bücher! | Menüleiste: Immer sichtbar