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Publication Date: Available Now from Orion Source: Review copy A rich old man, Rupert Moncrieff, is beaten to death in the silence of his West Country waterside mansion, his head hooded and his throat cut. His extended family are still living beneath his roof, each with their own room, their own...
Quite a readable thriller. Given to me when I was in hospital, on my way to the diagnosis, by a woman who couldn't sleep and used to eat books.
I have read several of this series now although not in order - and I continue to like them at lot (although not a 4 star read, perhaps because they don't rise above the detective genre). The characters have become familiar so it is a bit of a soap opera. I don't know Portsmouth at all, but I am begi...
Actually I really like this - nearly made 4 stars. Bit of a soap opera now after reading several of the books but I do care about Winter and Dawn - still enjoy the deaf angle, still find the bird watching a bit of a cringe.
The language is odd. There are odd words like 'binos' and there is quite a lot of clunky explanation. Too much about birds and I missed his deaf son as he was absent now living in London. I've only read Turnstone before this which was the first in the series and I think it was the deaf angle that mo...