- Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Headline (12 July 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755335058
- ISBN-13: 978-0755335053
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 72,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In a sensual region of France, a crime detective like no other...
Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot of the Cavaillon Regional Crime Squad is called to an artist`s retreat in Provence, a luxury hill-top hotel where a young woman, it seems, has been murdered. There are bloodstains, but no body. Among the guests are those who have both means and motive, with personal secrets, hidden agendas and their own dangerous liaisons to conceal. Looming over them all is a celebrated and reclusive artist whose masterworks are priceless. When a summer storm isolates the hotel, and not one but two bodies are found, passions start to run high...
About the Author
Martin O'Brien was educated at the Oratory School and Hertford College Oxford. He started his career as a copy-sub, going on to become Travel Editor of Vogue. He left Vogue to write ALL THE GIRLS. After twenty years of living in London, Martin, his wife and two daughters moved to the countryside, where he started to write the Jacquot books...
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
O'Brian's descriptive power is superb. My stomach began to rumble as the smells of Provence leapt out from the pages. As the plot twisted and turned from the beginning I was for once willing the flight to last another hour. If you see it buy it without hesitation.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the first Jacquot crime novel I have read, and I see from the other reviews there are some big fans out there.
It's well written and the descriptions of the south of France are extremely evocative - hence the three stars. Jacquot is also an original and interesting creation, a mixture of Gerard Depardieu and David Ginola with that rugby player's frame and those green eyes - shame about the ponytail ...
But if you like your sleuths like Morse or Rebus with their emotions on display, with all their human flaws and failures, he's a bit of a cold fish. This is a man who seems more interested in what's on the menu than throwing himself into the case. He doesn't empathise with his victims at all - there's no difference in tone in the description of the murdered girl's body and the pig's carcass that lies next to it. There's no sympathy for the murdered artist whose death is almost an afterthought. The budding love affair never rings true. I just don't like him.
Also, unless you are a gourmet or a wine expert, I'm afraid the countless descriptions of the meals he eats get rather repetitive. At times it's as if he's writing an advertisement for the hotel restaurant. It's a shame that the ghost story element goes nowhere. And it takes a very confident crime writer indeed to leave the discovery of the first body until page 244 (of 408).
So, still looking for a crime series to get into - for me, this isn't it.
It's well written and the descriptions of the south of France are extremely evocative - hence the three stars. Jacquot is also an original and interesting creation, a mixture of Gerard Depardieu and David Ginola with that rugby player's frame and those green eyes - shame about the ponytail ...
But if you like your sleuths like Morse or Rebus with their emotions on display, with all their human flaws and failures, he's a bit of a cold fish. This is a man who seems more interested in what's on the menu than throwing himself into the case. He doesn't empathise with his victims at all - there's no difference in tone in the description of the murdered girl's body and the pig's carcass that lies next to it. There's no sympathy for the murdered artist whose death is almost an afterthought. The budding love affair never rings true. I just don't like him.
Also, unless you are a gourmet or a wine expert, I'm afraid the countless descriptions of the meals he eats get rather repetitive. At times it's as if he's writing an advertisement for the hotel restaurant. It's a shame that the ghost story element goes nowhere. And it takes a very confident crime writer indeed to leave the discovery of the first body until page 244 (of 408).
So, still looking for a crime series to get into - for me, this isn't it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
martin o'Brien has surpassed himself yet again, his stye of writing provokes such imagery you are transported into the world of which he is writing, a refreshing mix of murder,lifestyle and scenery. the time will pass slowly waiting for no 4
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the worst of the series
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
Jacquot and the Master by Martin O'Brien
I really enjoyed how this book was written and the characters too. The plot kept you wanting to read more. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2009 by A. Logan
Jacquot is Marseille and Provence
The Jacquot books are the best crime series I've read. Martin O'Brien has created a hero for men and women alike. In "The Master" Jacquot is a compassionate but tough investigator. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2009 by Benita
thesights and smells of provence
another good story from a guy who captured my imagination with "the angel" and made me want to read all his books. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2008 by myrydyn
Very good
As with the other two, I've totally enjoyed this book. Can't help but say I've just come back from Provence, where I read it! Read more
Published on 13 July 2008 by Jeff
Atmospherically absorbing
One big problem with this book is it really should be the SECOND BOOK IN THE SERIES.
If you are just starting out with Jacquot and have read "Waterman" then read this... Read more
If you are just starting out with Jacquot and have read "Waterman" then read this... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2008 by The Dunelmian
jacquot the master detective
Transport yourself into the sensual, rural hills of Province. Imagine meeting a charismatic, charming Chief Inspector of the regional crime squad. He's the Mr. D'arcy of today. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2007 by debs
Martin O'Brien has done it again.
Martin O'brien has done it again. His love of France is obvious in this, his latest Jacquot novel, set in Provence. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2007 by K. Federico
A masterful return for Jacquot
In this third book in the Jacquot series Martin O'Brien has come up with another winner.He beams us in to an idyllically alluring provencal setting,imbues us with the taste and... Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2007 by alfie draper
Jacqot returns
Daniel Jacquot returns for the next thrilling installment! Having read Waterman and Angel I had fallen in love with Jacquot - now I have read the Master - he has become like an old... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2007 by nelly the pink
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