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The eleventh in the much loved Lord Francis Powerscourt series.
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The first man murdered was Abel Meredith, a resident at the Jesus Hospital Almshouse near London.The second victim, Roderick Gill, was burser at the Allison's school in Norfolk.Victim number three, Sir Rufus Walcott, was slain in his own hall by the Thames.All had their throats cut.And all had strange markings on their chests, carved there by the murderer but which neither doctor nor coroner could identify. Lord Francis Powerscourt, brought in to solve this case of triple murder, had no shortage of suspects or suspicions.Meredith had shadowy links with the civil service.Gill, a man who seduced women at church during Harvest Festival or the Christmas carol service, had been threatened by angry husbands and disinherited sons while Sir Rufus had wiped fifteen years out of his own past history.And all had ties to Sir Peregrine Fishbourne, Prime Warden of the Guild of Silkworkers, who had visited all three men shortly before their untimely deaths. Yet on one question Powerscourt never wavered, and he knew that only when he had solved the mystery of the strange markings on the victims' bodies would he then be able to solve the mystery of the death at the Jesus Hospital. Praise for David Dickinson: 'Splendid entertainment' Publishers Weekly 'A leisurely period whodunit with Dickinson's customary historical tidbits and patches of local color, swathed in an appealing Victorian narrative' Kirkus Reviews 'Detective fiction in the grand style' James Naughtie 'A cracking yarn, beguilingly real from start to finish' Peter Snow
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Format:Hardcover
First Sentence: When there is no moon in January the dawn creeps in very slowly like the second hand on a clock that is running slow.
Three men appear to have been murder by their throats slit. What, then, is the odd thistle-like mark on each chest? Each man had a connection to The Silkworkers, an ancient livery company for the City of London. In each case, the victim was paid a visit by the same person shortly before their death. Lord Francis Powerscourt, an ex-intelligence officer, veteran of the Boar War and having conducted investigation on behalf of the Queen, Prime Minister and Foreign Office, is asked to work with the police to find the killer.
There is no question that Dickinson knows how to capture the reader from the first paragraph. Even better is that he knows how to keep the reader thoroughly intrigued to the very last word. That Dickinson knows the period and has done his research is quickly and abundantly clear. He establishes a very strong sense of time and place through both descriptions and the level of details to ordinary elements of life and historical events.
One thing particularly appealing is that Powerscourt is married and has a family that we've seen grow and develop through the series. This is no angst-ridden loner. He is surrounded by fascinating friends from Johnny Fitzgerald, who served with time in the army, as did his butler. Lady Lucy may not go tearing through the streets tracking down killers, but she does help Powerscourt in the way a well-connected wife can. There was even a lovely reference to characters from past books. Rather than this being confusing to new readers, it adds veracity to the lives of these characters now.
Dickinson knows how to plot a story. Although he plays fair with the reader, his plot twists keep both the reader and the protagonist off balance with plenty of action and good suspense along the way.
"Death at the Jesus Hospital" may not have been the most dynamic book of the series, but it doesn't miss the mark by much. It was a very good read with tones of our current political culture, and part of an overall excellent series.
DEATH AT THE JESUS HOSPITAL (Hist Mys-Lord Francis Powerscourt-England-1910) - VG
Dickinson, David - 10th in series
Soho Constable, 2012
Three men appear to have been murder by their throats slit. What, then, is the odd thistle-like mark on each chest? Each man had a connection to The Silkworkers, an ancient livery company for the City of London. In each case, the victim was paid a visit by the same person shortly before their death. Lord Francis Powerscourt, an ex-intelligence officer, veteran of the Boar War and having conducted investigation on behalf of the Queen, Prime Minister and Foreign Office, is asked to work with the police to find the killer.
There is no question that Dickinson knows how to capture the reader from the first paragraph. Even better is that he knows how to keep the reader thoroughly intrigued to the very last word. That Dickinson knows the period and has done his research is quickly and abundantly clear. He establishes a very strong sense of time and place through both descriptions and the level of details to ordinary elements of life and historical events.
One thing particularly appealing is that Powerscourt is married and has a family that we've seen grow and develop through the series. This is no angst-ridden loner. He is surrounded by fascinating friends from Johnny Fitzgerald, who served with time in the army, as did his butler. Lady Lucy may not go tearing through the streets tracking down killers, but she does help Powerscourt in the way a well-connected wife can. There was even a lovely reference to characters from past books. Rather than this being confusing to new readers, it adds veracity to the lives of these characters now.
Dickinson knows how to plot a story. Although he plays fair with the reader, his plot twists keep both the reader and the protagonist off balance with plenty of action and good suspense along the way.
"Death at the Jesus Hospital" may not have been the most dynamic book of the series, but it doesn't miss the mark by much. It was a very good read with tones of our current political culture, and part of an overall excellent series.
DEATH AT THE JESUS HOSPITAL (Hist Mys-Lord Francis Powerscourt-England-1910) - VG
Dickinson, David - 10th in series
Soho Constable, 2012
Format:Hardcover
I love David Dikinson,s Lord Powerscourt novels,but every time I read one I am struck by how good the writing is ,he can spin a great yarn,but O dear the plotting leves so much to be disired.Death at the Jesus Hospital,is just the same.
We spend most of the book being feed so many red-herrings that by the end none of the storys hung together and we are left with so many unsolved mysteries which spoils the engoyment of the book.
Nevertheless,I would recomend this to any lover of crime fiction.O and by the way David prides himself on his period detail,I lost count of all the times I disagred with his choice of phrase.
We spend most of the book being feed so many red-herrings that by the end none of the storys hung together and we are left with so many unsolved mysteries which spoils the engoyment of the book.
Nevertheless,I would recomend this to any lover of crime fiction.O and by the way David prides himself on his period detail,I lost count of all the times I disagred with his choice of phrase.
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