- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (26 Sep 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755322851
- ISBN-13: 978-0755322855
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 492,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Barry Forshaw
With Jacquot and the Angel, Martin O'Brien continues to build on the promise shown in the vivid and atmospheric Jacquot and the Waterman, a crime novel that established the author as a very individual talent in an overcrowded field. The earlier book was particularly evocative in the passages describing the sultry, down at-heel-port in which all strata of society uneasily coexisted, and the Marseilles setting was one of the chief pleasures of the book. In Jacquot and the Angel, we are into multiple murder territory, with a moneyed German family living in Provence brutally slain in a shotgun massacre. Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot of the Cavaillon Regional Crime Squad is assigned to the case, and finds that there are resonances stretching as far back as the Second World War. Several of the villagers bear bitter memories of wartime atrocities, and this will prove to be highly significant. An enigmatic young woman arrives, and her help in the case appears to offer something of a breakthrough. But what is the extent of her involvement? As the trail is tracked back over the years, Jacquot is disturbed to find that his own family had a key role in the events which so concern him now.
There is more here than a simple police procedural (although those aspect are handled with the aplomb we expect from Martin O'Brien); the personal involvement of his tenacious copper is a key element, as is his relationship with the young woman caught up in the case. But as much as in the author’s earlier work, it's the brilliantly sustained conjuring of French country life that makes Jacquot and the Angel so distinctive. There are an awful lot of literary foreign coppers vying for our attention at the moment, but Martin O'Brien has created one who very much looks like he's here for the long haul. --Barry Forshaw
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In the Second World War, four Resistance fighters are executed by the Gestapo in France's Occupied Southern Zone. More than fifty years later a wealthy German family, resident in Provence, is brutally murdered. When a local gardener is arrested and charged, Daniel Jacquot of the Cavalllon Regional Crime Squad is convinced they have the wrong man. Four hundred miles away, In Alsace, Marie-Ange Buhl knows it for certain. Marie-Ange is a psychic and has 'helped' the police before. She comes to Provence and begins to investigate with Jacquot, and together they uncover a secret that goes back more than half a century, a story of love and betrayal, hatred and blackmail in which his own family had a tragic part to play.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Mr O’Brien has, in ‘Jacquot and the Angel', led us away from Marseilles into the french countryside to the town of Cavaillon and it’s neighbouring villages. The local characters are described in such interesting detail that you feel that if you stopped for a drink at Mazzelli’s in the village square you would know the locals so well that you would feel that you were part of the story. If you are into murder mysteries you are in for a good read. Starting with a multiple murder, Jacquot single-mindedly takes the reader on a convoluted journey, with further murders to muddy the waters. The introduction of the intuitive ‘Angel’ adds the icing on the cake in this his second novel in what I hope will prove to be a long series of books.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Number 2 is hot off the presses and Martin again brings us to Jacquot - Mr O'Brien has developed another gripping story that had me on the edge of the sofa till the last.
His characters are very well developed and it was great to see some familiar names appear.
Some great descriptions of the beautiful countryside, you can place youself in Southern France as you read - I could almost feel the Mistral on my face!
The evocative use of the past to bring the present to life is excellent and the use of human traits found everywhere should have led me the outcome - but as in Waterman (O'Briens first novel)the plot was thick with intrigue and mystery. He must be a master of observation to have so many deep characters in his plots.
Jacquot uses all the available help to solve this one and the Angel is key to everything that happens - she is full of the intuition that a French Ingenue would show. If you enjoy Conelly, Rankin or Childs you will love O'Brien.
any chance that we will not have to wait as long for the next one? get typing in that shed
Once again an excellent read and congratulations to the Author!
His characters are very well developed and it was great to see some familiar names appear.
Some great descriptions of the beautiful countryside, you can place youself in Southern France as you read - I could almost feel the Mistral on my face!
The evocative use of the past to bring the present to life is excellent and the use of human traits found everywhere should have led me the outcome - but as in Waterman (O'Briens first novel)the plot was thick with intrigue and mystery. He must be a master of observation to have so many deep characters in his plots.
Jacquot uses all the available help to solve this one and the Angel is key to everything that happens - she is full of the intuition that a French Ingenue would show. If you enjoy Conelly, Rankin or Childs you will love O'Brien.
any chance that we will not have to wait as long for the next one? get typing in that shed
Once again an excellent read and congratulations to the Author!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read all 4 books of the Jacquot series, with 'Confession' still to be read. I have enjoyed all of them but the 'Angel' is chronologically the 4th in the series.
'Waterman' is first, 'Master' second and 'Fifteen' third.
My one niggle is that the publishers have not seen fit to inform readers of this fact as I have read them out of sequence.
The reader loses nothing of the suspense in reading them out of sequence but it puts Jacquot's relationship with Claudine into slight disarray!
'Waterman' is first, 'Master' second and 'Fifteen' third.
My one niggle is that the publishers have not seen fit to inform readers of this fact as I have read them out of sequence.
The reader loses nothing of the suspense in reading them out of sequence but it puts Jacquot's relationship with Claudine into slight disarray!
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Better than the first
This book is rather better than O'Brien's first. The story-telling is more coherent, the characterization more skilled, especially in the minor characters. Read more
Published 13 months ago by S. Hill
a good fun read with a twist
O'Brien's Jacquot is a good creation, someone you want to keep an eye on. However, the series has a few big flaws:
first, the order of the books just isn't right. Read more
first, the order of the books just isn't right. Read more
Published 14 months ago by rexclick
Provencal Murderous Chocolat
There's a healthy dollop of village gossip and mystique to add to the twists, turns and thrills in this book.
However, this should be the THIRD BOOK IN THE SERIES!! Read more
However, this should be the THIRD BOOK IN THE SERIES!! Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2008 by The Dunelmian
Even better than the first!
Not at all easy to follow a successful debut, but O'Brien has managed it with a slightly different type of story, with few but Jacquot himself remaining. Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2008 by Jeff
Delightfully written crime novel
A delightfully written crime novel with attractive plot of multiple murders, a wonderful protagonist with unique style and humour, and a colourful scene of French province marrying... Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2007 by Eirini Tsianaka
Long Live Outstanding Sequels!
You know you've found a good author when his 2nd book is as original and as gripping as his 1st. O'Brien's style of writing is very unique and it could have gone horribly wrong. Read more
Published on 18 July 2007 by James Brittain
A wonderful book.
I loved this book. It is wonderfully written with interesting characters so well described they all become critical to the story. Read more
Published on 3 July 2006 by L. J. Roberts
Jacquot and the Angel
Inarguably better than Jacquot and the Waterman, which in itself was one of the best debut novels I've read. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2006
Beautifully written
Jacquot the pony tailed French detective is back, having switched his hunting ground from the mean streets of Marseilles to the peaceful village of St Bedard in Cavaillon. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2005 by Felicity Young
Another triumph for Martin O'Brien and Jacquot
Jacquot and the Angel finds our hero now in Cavaillon, in the Luberon,away from the bustle of Marseilles,investigating a multiple murder. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2005 by alfie draper
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