- Hardcover: 417 pages
- Publisher: Minotaur Books (5 Aug 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312367295
- ISBN-13: 978-0312367299
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.7 x 3.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,827,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
complicated somewhat convoluted mystery
9 Aug 2008
Format:Hardcover
Just before she died, wealthy Emma Kost O'Neal sent a note to her grand-niece Manny informing her that she was leaving her large estate to her; she also warns Manny to avoid troubled Matt Wyman.
Sometime after the elderly woman dies, Manny and Matt living together argue over Emma's alleged suicide. Matt believes Emma odious avaricious lawyer Sullivan killed her. He demands Manny assist him in proving his assertion.
Later Matt using the name Levon resides in an asylum where he plans to escape and return to Manny. Meanwhile she feels she has found her soulmate paralegal Ann Dillon; ironically she is as obsessed as Matt is to prove Sullivan killed Emma. Even the police who first investigated the case, detectives Mark Moraski and David Talmadge argue over Emma's death, but they look at Matt as a possible killer if a homicide occurred.
This is a complicated somewhat convoluted mystery as the audience wonders whether Emma was murdered or committed suicide. Throughout the superb but Byzantine story line are legal depositions and other evidence that may be facts, interpretations to fit assumptions or red herrings. Fans who want a straightforward investigative thriller need to pass, but those who appreciate a multifaceted thriller will enjoy BURIAL OF THE DEAD because Michael Hogan's powerful support characters make this tale work.
Harriet Klausner
Sometime after the elderly woman dies, Manny and Matt living together argue over Emma's alleged suicide. Matt believes Emma odious avaricious lawyer Sullivan killed her. He demands Manny assist him in proving his assertion.
Later Matt using the name Levon resides in an asylum where he plans to escape and return to Manny. Meanwhile she feels she has found her soulmate paralegal Ann Dillon; ironically she is as obsessed as Matt is to prove Sullivan killed Emma. Even the police who first investigated the case, detectives Mark Moraski and David Talmadge argue over Emma's death, but they look at Matt as a possible killer if a homicide occurred.
This is a complicated somewhat convoluted mystery as the audience wonders whether Emma was murdered or committed suicide. Throughout the superb but Byzantine story line are legal depositions and other evidence that may be facts, interpretations to fit assumptions or red herrings. Fans who want a straightforward investigative thriller need to pass, but those who appreciate a multifaceted thriller will enjoy BURIAL OF THE DEAD because Michael Hogan's powerful support characters make this tale work.
Harriet Klausner
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Burial of the Dead was great
2 Oct 2008
Format:Hardcover
This was one of the best mysteries I've read in a long time. Hogan's writing makes you really "get" the characters, and the plot unfolds in ways I didn't see coming. Recommend to anyone looking for a really great read.
So Much More
26 April 2012
While I guess it's fair to call Burial Of the Dead a "mystery," it's so much more. At its heart is a multi-layered plot with a heady mix of characters. Storyline and cast interweave in unexpected ways, the story full of surprises as is the very original prose. Michael Hogan is a master craftsman and in Burial has given his readers a book that doesn't disappoint. I am not generally a "mystery" reader, but I greatly enjoyed this one. It's far beyond the usual whodunit and I came away thinking of it as a terrific mini-series.
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