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Lädt ... Die einsamen Toten (2003)von Stephen Booth
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Cooper and Fry...what interesting characters with insufferable personalities. The author seems to delight in portraying Cooper and Fry.as unlikable...yet they excel in getting the case solved. This one also has a great deal of history and geography of the area blended in beautifully with the storyline. One of the best aspects of this series is that the reader seldom has the murderer correct. So there is always mystery to these mysteries. It has been a while since I listened to this audiobook, but for me it was one of his most memorable - the insular little village, the difficult local family, the oddly threatening male dancers - very good. And the missing college girl with her family in denial. I don't remember the resolution, but I remember the atmosphere. Definitely recommended. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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'Der kleine Ort Withens im englischen Peak District scheint das Ungl©ơck anzuziehen. Diebstahl, Vandalismus und soziale Schwierigkeiten pr©Þgen das Leben des Dorfes. Als ein junger Mann umgebracht wird, st©œ©t Detective Constable Ben Cooper bei seinen Ermittlungen auf eine schier un©ơberwindliche Mauer des Schweigens. Denn die Vergangenheit wirft ihre Schatten auf die Gegenwart - nicht nur f©ơr die Bewohner der Gegend, sondern auch f©ơr Ben Cooper und seine Vorgesetzte Dianne Fry ... ''England ist eine gl©ơckliche Insel, wenn auf ihr immer noch solche Krimiautoren wachsen.'' Frankfurter Rundschau ''Fesselnd und atmosph©Þrisch dicht.'' Booklist ' Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The setting, the history, and the mystery are first-rate. Booth really had me scratching my head, trying to figure out what was going on and who was responsible. Front and center are police officers Diane Fry and Ben Cooper. Diane is the outsider. You've heard of Type A people? Well, Diane Cooper is Type AAA, and she and DC Ben Cooper, an easy-going local lad, are like chalk and cheese. Every time Cooper has to deal with Fry, he feels like he's barely survived a life-threatening situation. Fry's concentration on the missing Emma Renshaw dredges up painful memories of the disappearance of her own sister while Cooper's attempts at solving the string of thefts has him being sent time after time after time to try to wrest any tidbit of information from the Oxleys, something that becomes a running joke in the book.
There is a lot to like about this book and this series, and it's a favorite of several of my friends. However, for some strange reason that I cannot put my finger on, I just can't warm up to Diane Fry and Ben Cooper. I love the Peak District, but I've given it four books for me to warm up to these characters, and it's not working. It's time to move on. But don't let that keep you from meeting Cooper and Fry. As I said, several of my friends love it, and there's no reason why you can't, too. ( )