- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Allison & Busby (1 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0749083654
- ISBN-13: 978-0749083656
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,151,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An evening out at a party at Gunnersbury Hall ends in tragedy. Suspicion falls upon John Rawlings when he is found crouched over the body, and he is forced to go into hiding. John and his friends try to delve through the layers of deception to uncover the truth, while struggling to come to terms with their own grief.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Deryn Lake - Still the Queen of the Georgian Whodunit,
By k barns (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Death in the Setting Sun (John Rawlings Mystery) (Hardcover)
The John Rawlings novel Death in the Setting Sun continues to confim Deryn Lake in her position as Queen of the Georgian whodunit.This is the 10th John Rawlings and far from losing pace this story continues to confirm John Rawlings and "the blind Beak" Sir John Fielding as two of the most interesting and well written of "heroes" and thief takers. Ms Lake's characters are as ever well researched and brought to the page as well rounded and living beings. The story moves at a good pace keeping the reader "hooked" until the end. All aspects of this interesting period of English history are here and by the time you have finished each chapter the noise,dirt and colourful life of London in the late 1700s comes vividly to life. This time John Rawlings himself is under suspicion and the race to find the real killer has a hard edge for loss of his freedom will mean the loss of his child. Alongside this John meets again one of his most compelling of female suporters! A worthy successor to Death in the Valley of Shadows - I look forward to book number 12 and maybe the reapearance of an old flame or maybe a new love for John Rawlings.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing plot, predictable killer, my least favorite of the series,
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This review is from: Death in the Setting Sun (John Rawlings Mystery) (Hardcover)
First Sentence: Like many seasons that are destined to be severe, the winter of 1764 started moderately enough with mild evenings, crisp leaf falls, and a lot of fine clear sunshine in the daytime.Apothecary John Rawlings is father to a very intelligent daughter, Rose, married to Emilia and expecting their second child. Emilia is surprised to be invited to Gunnersbury House and to take part in a Christmas Mask for Princess Amelia. When, after the play, John looks for Emilia, he finds her bleeding to death in the snow wearing the red cloak of another woman who claims she was the intended victim. But it is John who is accused of murder, set to be arrested and encouraged to escape in order to find the true killer. Unfortunately, this was one of my least favorite books in what has otherwise been a very good series. However, it is not without its strengths. Lake creates a very good sense of place and time through her detailed descriptions, manners, dress and the syntax of the characters' speech. She also conveys a wonderful sense of impending doom without using foreshadowing, as is so common. That is something I very much appreciated. There was a redundancy in describing Rose, but I can forgive that. What I've always had a problem with is a fault in John's character. On one hand, John is smart, generous and I appreciate the gratitude and affection has for his father. However, it is his apparent fickleness toward women that has made him a difficult character toward I can feel empathy. That is a problem. Not liking the protagonist can definitely shade my feeling toward the story. Beyond that, I had a greater complaint. The greatest fault I had with the book was that the story's plot lacked depth. There was one very large coincidence and, to me, the killer was obvious from the start, even if the motive was not. Every author should be allowed an off book. Due to the strength of her previous books, I am not giving up on Ms. Lake. Instead, my fingers are crossed that the next book in this series will return to the series I so enjoy. DEATH IN THE SETTING SUN (Hist Mys-John Rawlings-England-Georgian) - Okay Lake, Deryn - 10th in series Allison & Busby, ©2004, UK Hardcover - ISBN: 0749083654
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tenth Book in the Series,
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This review is from: Death in the Setting Sun (John Rawlings Mystery) (Hardcover)
Deryn Lake is a pseudonym of a well know historical novelist. Among the books she has written are the popular John Rawlings Mysteries, Death in the Peerless Pool, Death at the Apothecaries' hall, Death at the Devil's Tavern and others. As all of the titles are preceded by the word death, (unusual to say the least), this is a pretty good indication regarding the contents of the books and very good Georgian historical murder mysteries they are. `Deryn Lake' live near Hastings, in East SussexThe character of John Rawlings has grown into an old and trusted friend and the author's clear and concise writing style makes the pages fly by. The books are good, well researched historical murder mysteries. They are easy reading and a welcome change from the crash, bang wallop of many of the books being published today. Good escapism for the reader, away from the bumps and grinds of everyday life In this book John Rawling's loses his wife to a brutal killing, while they are both at a country house, where a play is taking place in which John's wife is taking part. Immediately following the play John goes out into the grounds to meet his wife, only to find her lying beneath a tree with a fatal stab wound. While he is cradling her in his arms other people arrive on he scene and immediately jump to the conclusion that John is the killer. Rawling's is forcibly removed and locked in the cellar of the house but makes good his escape with the help of a young woman. After fleeing from the house and going to a place of safety for a few days john Rawlings dons a disguise and with the help of a lady friend returns to the scene vowing to find the perpetrator of the murder that his has left him a widower and his little girl asking for her mother . . .
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