- Mass Market Paperback: 369 pages
- Publisher: Bantam USA; Bantam mass market e. edition (2 Jan 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 055357924X
- ISBN-13: 978-0553579246
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 3.6 x 17.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Scotland Yard's Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James face their most haunting case yet when the past devastatingly intersects with the present....
The call from Scotland Yard couldn't have come at a worse time for Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid. He has promised the weekend to Kit, the eleven-year-old son of his ex-wife. The son he never knew he fathered -- who doesn't yet know Kincaid's true identity.
But Duncan's best intentions are shattered by an investigation that draws him in and swiftly consumes him. It seems to begin with the discovery of the body of a beautiful young woman in an East London park. But Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James will discover that this case has long roots that reach far back into the past, and that resentments which should have been decades buried still have the power to hurt -- and maybe even the capacity to kill.
The call from Scotland Yard couldn't have come at a worse time for Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid. He has promised the weekend to Kit, the eleven-year-old son of his ex-wife. The son he never knew he fathered -- who doesn't yet know Kincaid's true identity.
But Duncan's best intentions are shattered by an investigation that draws him in and swiftly consumes him. It seems to begin with the discovery of the body of a beautiful young woman in an East London park. But Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James will discover that this case has long roots that reach far back into the past, and that resentments which should have been decades buried still have the power to hurt -- and maybe even the capacity to kill.
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In the past: It is September 1939 and thousands of children are being evacuated from London. Among them 12-year-olds Lewis Finch and William Hammond, both billeted on the Surrey estate of the formidable Regina Burne-Jones. Both become allies, then friends, and thus begins a story of choice and betrayal the repercussions of which will echo down the years . . . In the present: Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James are called out to investigate a death in London's East End. A young woman known as Annabelle Hammond has been strangled. Prime suspect is a busker she was seen talking to just before she disappeared. And when he turns out to be Gordon Finch, Duncan decides to investigate events which occurred more than fifty years before.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very well-written book with lots of atmosphere without verging on the sensational or sordid. I really enjoy the series and always look forward to the next book.
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
A very satisfying novel...
10 May 2000
Format:Hardcover
I guess I'm lucky because this was my first Deborah Crombie novel, so I couldn't compare it to earlier "better" works as I read it. I enjoyed it so much, however, I checked out all the other Crombie novels from the library and read them. I can see a definite progession in her writing (not the story line between the two detectives but actual improvement in her ability to develop her characters.) She seems to write more and more satisfying novels as she goes along.
While I read "Kissed a Sad Goodbye" I pulled out one of my maps of London, and followed the trail. This may have helped me enjoy it. I like to follow maps while I read if the author is naming and describing places. I also may have enjoyed the book more because I was in the Docklands in last fall, and walked the tunnel under the Thames to Greenwich and through the little village itself. I had wanted to see the tunnel since I read P.D. James novel "Original Sin". Mudchute was also featured in "Playing for the Ashes" written by Elizabeth George, and I think the area was captured in the film "Career Girls" too.
Also, I am an inveterate tea drinker and fan, so I loved the description of the tea business.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Just finished it, another winner in this series
15 Oct 1999
Format:Hardcover
I've read all the books in this very enjoyable series, and this one's definitely the best so far. I'd recommend to anyone interested to read the books in chronological order. Crombie has developed the characters of her two detectives beautifully. The skill with which she weaves the plots of the mysteries together with the personal relationship growing between the two detetctives is exceptional. I'm impatient for the next entry.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Terrific, as usual!
6 Sep 1999
Format:Hardcover
Deborah Crombie has done it again. It's amazing that this Texan writes such "English" mystery novels. This time out, she fashions an intricate plot involving a present-day murder, and a World War II mystery. In addition, Duncan and Gemma are having personal problems, in the style of Elizabeth George. Thoroughly enjoyable!
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