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Lädt ... The Stolen Voicevon Pat McIntosh
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. The 6 th book in the Gil Cunningham murder mystery series. And it is important to read them in order. Gil and Alys are investigating the return of a boy taken underhill by fairies because of the beauty of his voice and the mysterious departure of several adult singers, which involves spies, murder, bodies concealed in tanning pits. Think world's dirtiest jobs. Her attention to medieval detail is wonderful, the lives and the beliefs of the people are wonderfully shown. Gil and Ays are well educated and do not find the "fair folk" the answer to all questions but the people who do are realistic. As are a the spinning, weaving, and tanning. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"And you are telling me," said Gil Cunningham, "that David Drummond vanished away forty years ago and is now returned, seemingly not a day older?" "That's about the sum of it," agreed Sir William Stewart. In Sir William's remote part of Scotland it seems almost possible that a young boy could have been stolen away by the fairies and returned forty years later, no older - and if he isn't Davie Drummond, who is he? And then he suffers a succession of near-fatal 'accidents'. Could there be a connection with four other local singers who have vanished, one of them with political information of value to Scotland's enemies? Gil and his wife Alys have been sent into Perthshire to investigate. Gil's pursuit of the missing singers leads him to a vision of the Devil and the reappearance of an old adversary, while Alys finds herself drawn deeply into the affairs of the Drummond family, particularly the mysterious Davie. Praise for Pat McIntosh: 'McIntosh's characterisations and period detail are first rate.' Publishers Weekly 'The next Cunningham adventure is to be welcomed.' Historical Novels Review 'Will do for Glasgow in the 15th century what Ellis Peters and her Brother Cadfael did for Shrewsbury in the 12th.' Mystery Readers Journal 'McIntosh does a solid job of blending plot and period detail.' Publishers Weekly, starred review Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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This is another solid installment in the series. Medieval Scotland makes an interesting setting, and this one especially because it focuses on Dunblane and Perth and that sort of area. On my most recent trip to Scotland, I visited Perth and St. John’s Kirk, so that was a nice bit of literary serendipity. As with the first book in the series, I liked that Alys had some role to play in solving the mystery as well, and I liked how the author represented Gaelic, Scots, French, and Latin dialogue while writing in English. The only thing that would have made this better was an actual appearance by Maistre Pierre, Alys’s father. He was mentioned but didn’t show up. I’ll have to find another installment and hope he appears. ( )