- Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (6 Dec 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0586205462
- ISBN-13: 978-0586205464
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 289,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘The plot is splendidly intricate and involving’
Sunday Times
‘The most varied, clever and enjoyable crime writer we have’
Sunday Telegraph
‘Few writers in the genre today have Hill’s gifts: formidable intelligence, quick humour, compassion and a prose style that blends elegance and grace’
Sunday Times
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‘So far out in front that he need not bother looking over his shoulder’ Sunday Telegraph
When policemen remove their hats, they do not bring good news. The bare-headed policeman on Trudi Adamson’s doorstep brought the worst news possible – her husband Trent has been burned to death in a freak car accident.
Suddenly a widow after years of marriage, Trudi finds herself alone, unprovided for and increasingly aware of her ignorance of her late husband’s world. Why had he resigned from his job without telling her? Were was all his money? And more terrifying still: is he really dead? As shock piles upon shock, Trudi is forced to re-examine her belief in Trent, and ultimately in herself. Compelled to leave the cosy nest of her old life, she is out in the open and fighting for her very survival…
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27 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
What a treat! Maybe some people might the plot was easy to spot. But to be sure: I couldn't put it down for the life of me. Specially on a cold and wintry evening, Trudi's adventure makes you feel all warm inside. Everything's not lost for everyone, there's hope for us mice. Somehow, someday, we also can show ourselves from quite an unexpected side. Maybe this book doesn't contain the most profound display of character, but to me, a good story, with a main character you can relate to, does it every time.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Un-put-down-able. Reginald Hill knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat! If you love his Dalziel and Pascoe novels you will love this. This is a thriller of the highest order. Couldn't wait to get to the end, but wished for more.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
An Early Gem from Reginald Hill
21 Jan 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Death of a Dormouse" is one of the Reginald Hill early mysteries now being reprinted in the "Felony and Mayhem Mysteries." This book is intricately and convincingly plotted and definitely falls into the "page-turner" category. It's hard to put down. Unlike Hill's later books that feature a detective team, "Death of a Dormouse" is the story of a timid and passive woman seriously wronged by her dead husband who has to peel back her twenty year marital relationship in order to reinvent herself and get on with life. The peeling back proves to be extremely dangerous and one unlikely discovery after another about her husband's business and extra-marital activities threaten to violently end her life. The evolution of the heroine into a resourceful and cunning player is as interesting as the extraordinary plot line.
This is an excellent read, particularly if you have NOT already read "The Spy's Wife," to which "Death of a Dormouse" owes some of its theme.
This is an excellent read, particularly if you have NOT already read "The Spy's Wife," to which "Death of a Dormouse" owes some of its theme.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A great read.
28 Nov 2007
Format:Paperback
I am a fan of Hill's. This is a great read if you like his work, particularly his characterizations. It is one of the few crime novels that I have kept to reread. The only drawback is that you keep wanting to race ahead to outguess him and this detracts from enjoying the journey. I highly recommend it.
An added bonus is the very nice Felony & Mayhem presentation.
An added bonus is the very nice Felony & Mayhem presentation.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Transformation
17 July 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
A very good psychological suspense wherein a woman goes from "dormouse" that is totally subdued to a fighter: for her rights and for a life as she wants to live it. Reginald Hill is one of the best English mystery writers and he shows his stuff here. This work reminds me of Rendell in one of her good psychological mysteries and he is as competant as she is in showing "what makes people tick".
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