Death on the Holy Mountain (Lord Francis Powerscourt)
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The seventh thrilling historical crime story featuring Lord Powerscourt takes him to Ireland in order to solve a series of mysterious art thefts.
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The year is 1905 and Powerscourt is sent to Ireland to investigate a series of art thefts from stately houses. Motive troubles Powerscourt; were these robberies merely for gain? A number of Old Masters had been left untouched and the ones taken were all ancient family portraits of the aristocratic Protestant gentry. Are these thefts political? Then, astonishingly, some of the portraits begin to return – but with altered faces; the aristocrats’ being replaced by those from the estates and towns beyond the gates. Truly an elaborate joke, but then real people begin to disappear – and not long after the first body is found in the chapel at the top of Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s Holy Mountain on the very day 10,000 people make the great pilgrimage to the summit. More follow, and as Powerscourt makes his way towards the killer his own life comes under threat, while his patriotism, and his devotion to Ireland is called into question on his journey towards the truth.
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Format:Paperback
I had enjoyed many of the Powerscourt mysteries but this one seems bogged down in an interminable, and idiosyncratic, lesson in Irish history. Why do successful authors think that they can preach to their readers after they have had a run of good sellers. Or is it just padding because there isn't much plot?
Format:Paperback
I have now read all The Lord Francis Powerscourt Mysteries. They are an excellent books and I would recommend them to everybody who likes detective / mystery fiction. This one gave a good insight to live in Ireland in the early 1900s.
Format:Hardcover
First Sentence: The box was brown and tightly bund with string.
Someone is stealing ancestral portraits, and a few old masters, from the homes of the landed Protestant gentry in Ireland. Being of that descent, yet having given up his Irish family home, Lord Francis Powerscourt is asked to find the culprit. The question is whether it is a case of traditional theft, or an attempt to force the land-owner Protestant's out of Ireland. When theft turns to murder, the stakes are raised.
I always enjoy Dickinson's writing but this was dryer and more focused on history than murder than his books I've read so far.
Dickinson's wonderful wry humor is still there, as is his perceptiveness. There is a wonderful comparison of two clergymen; the Catholic priest and the Protestant minister. His introspection is there as well; Powercourt's dilemma as to whether he is for or against the Irish struggle.
The descriptiveness of his writing always appeals to me. He involves all the senses and allows you to see, hear, smell and taste the elements of the story. I particularly liked that he included songs of the period. His characters are well defined and alive. Powerscourt, Lady Lucy and, particularly Johnny Fitzgerald are always a pleasure to rediscover.
The plot, in this particular book, was a bit heavy-handed with Irish history. It was fascinating and I did learn a lot, but it also rather overshadowed the suspense of the story. It was a shame as Dickinson can do suspense very well.
Even so, this was a pleasure to read, kept me involved and certainly anxious to read the next book in the series.
DEATH ON THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (Hist/Enq. Agent (PI)-Lord Francis Powerscourt-Ireland-1905) - G+
Dickinson, David - 7th in series
Constable, 2008, UK Hardcover - ISBN: 9781845296032
Someone is stealing ancestral portraits, and a few old masters, from the homes of the landed Protestant gentry in Ireland. Being of that descent, yet having given up his Irish family home, Lord Francis Powerscourt is asked to find the culprit. The question is whether it is a case of traditional theft, or an attempt to force the land-owner Protestant's out of Ireland. When theft turns to murder, the stakes are raised.
I always enjoy Dickinson's writing but this was dryer and more focused on history than murder than his books I've read so far.
Dickinson's wonderful wry humor is still there, as is his perceptiveness. There is a wonderful comparison of two clergymen; the Catholic priest and the Protestant minister. His introspection is there as well; Powercourt's dilemma as to whether he is for or against the Irish struggle.
The descriptiveness of his writing always appeals to me. He involves all the senses and allows you to see, hear, smell and taste the elements of the story. I particularly liked that he included songs of the period. His characters are well defined and alive. Powerscourt, Lady Lucy and, particularly Johnny Fitzgerald are always a pleasure to rediscover.
The plot, in this particular book, was a bit heavy-handed with Irish history. It was fascinating and I did learn a lot, but it also rather overshadowed the suspense of the story. It was a shame as Dickinson can do suspense very well.
Even so, this was a pleasure to read, kept me involved and certainly anxious to read the next book in the series.
DEATH ON THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (Hist/Enq. Agent (PI)-Lord Francis Powerscourt-Ireland-1905) - G+
Dickinson, David - 7th in series
Constable, 2008, UK Hardcover - ISBN: 9781845296032
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