- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Piatkus Books (6 May 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0749904747
- ISBN-13: 978-0749904746
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 568,365 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When archaeologist Neil Watson discovers the recently deceased body of an American veteran of the D Day landings, he calls on help from his old friend DS Wesley Peterson. As the two men set out to solve the mystery, they come across various characters who might have motives for murder.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The sins of the father...,
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This review is from: The Armada Boy (Wesley Peterson Crime Novels) (Hardcover)
First Sentence: Norman Openheim lit a forbidden cigarette and inhaled deeply.
The Americans have come back to Devon in tribute to the time spent there preparing for the Normandy Invasion. The reunion does not go without incident when Neil, an archeologist and friend of DS Wesley Peterson, find the body of a murdered veteran at the chantry chapel ruins, the site where sailors of the Spanish Armada are said to be buried and where, in more recent times, couples went for a bit of privacy. The only thing better than discovering a new author I like, is when they have a backlist for me to read. Kate Ellis is such an author. It is nice that this book is set in the fictional town of Tradmouth in Devon. From the author's website, I learned that she used Dartmouth as her guide. But it is nice to be outside a major city. Providing a stronger sense of place would have been appreciated, particularly as I am completely unfamiliar with this area. Thank heaven for the internet. I cannot, however, fault her for character creation. Although this is billed as "A Wesley Peterson Crime Novel," it read more as an ensemble cast, and a good one. Again, quoting the website, "Each story combines an intriguing contemporary murder mystery with a parallel historical case." Wesley received his degree in archeology prior to joining the police force and, therefore, provides the bridge through his archeologist friend, Neil. Where he is polished and university educated, his superior, DI Heffernan, with whom I am delighted to say he gets on well. To this pair, add a bright, ambitious police woman, a young detective who'd really like the action of London, Wesley's archeologist friend and an unseen psychic who calls telling them to look for the Armada Boy. What I particularly appreciated was that the background all the characters is provided in bits throughout the story. The story's plot is so well constructed. It is intricate and filled with red herrings and twists but never feel contrived or manipulative. The clues are revealed to the reader as they are to the characters. The past is a critical element of the story as it relates to both location and motives. Ellis skillfully blended the historical information, particularly as this is a region with which I am unfamiliar, into the plot even enabling a particularly poignant thread to the story. Ellis is an intelligent writer excellent at the blending the past and the present, her use of allegories and understanding the impact of the sins of the father. She has definitely joined my "must read" list. THE ARMADA BOY (Pol Proc-DS Wesley Peterson-Devon, UK-Cont) - VG+ Ellis, Kate - 2nd in series Thomas Dunn Books, ©1999, US Hardcover - ISBN: 031225198X
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sixteenth and twentieth century murders,
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This review is from: The Armada Boy (The Wesley Peterson Murder Mysteries) (Kindle Edition)
The second in the Wesley Peterson series combining archaeology and modern detection; a group of American World War II veterans have come over to the UK to revisit an area in Devon where the Normandy Landings were planned. One of them - Norman Oppenheim - is murdered. At the same time Wesley's friend Neil is about to start a dig in the derelict church where Norman's body is discovered. Archaeologists are also investigating a Spanish Armada wreck on the river bed.
Wesley's boss, Gerry Heffernan, is being plagued by a clairvoyant whose cryptic statements he is not disposed to take seriously; Wesley and his wife Pam are expecting the imminent arrival of their first child. So Wesley is torn three ways - he wants to spend as much time with Pam and he obviously has to put his job somewhere near the top of his priority list but he also wants to know what's going on with the archaeology. This is an interesting a complex story with the past and the present dovetailing in ways which could not be imagined at first by any of those involved. Secrets are about to be exposed in ways no one could have expected. The book is well written and the archaeology and the modern crime play an equal part in the story. I liked the way Gerry interacted with the homeless youngsters and I like the way the police all get on together - with the slight abrasiveness of one of the officers stopping it being unbelievably nice. The characters are well drawn and believable with even the minor characters coming to life in the reader's mind.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
can do better,
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This review is from: The Armada Boy (The Wesley Peterson Series) (Paperback)
As always, Kate Ellis gives us a good story,with sympathetic characters,but this one didn't grip me as much as her others in this series. Still worth reading,though,and quite atmospheric.
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