- Mass Market Paperback: 567 pages
- Publisher: Bantam USA; Reissue edition (1 May 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553566040
- ISBN-13: 978-0553566048
- Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 3.2 x 17.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,017,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'She writes extremely well, plots brilliantly and reaches an emotional level deeper than most . . . Captivating' (The Times )
'Splendid writing . . . the mystery is a very good one' (Sunday Telegraph )
'Superbly constructed . . . George wastes not a single strand of her virtuoso plot' (Scotsman ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'Splendid writing . . . the mystery is a very good one' (Sunday Telegraph )
'Superbly constructed . . . George wastes not a single strand of her virtuoso plot' (Scotsman ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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'She writes extremely well, plots brilliantly and reaches an emotional level deeper than most . . . Captivating' (The Times )
'Splendid writing . . . the mystery is a very good one' (Sunday Telegraph )
'Superbly constructed . . . George wastes not a single strand of her virtuoso plot' (Scotsman ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'Splendid writing . . . the mystery is a very good one' (Sunday Telegraph )
'Superbly constructed . . . George wastes not a single strand of her virtuoso plot' (Scotsman ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Missing Joseph is a powerful story about what it means to be a human being, a parent, a lover, a friend, a daughter and someone who misuses others. While there is a mystery in the book, the story itself transcends the mystery. The detection involved is skillfully designed to help illuminate Ms. George's main subjects.
The characters involved build on past novels by looking more deeply into the relationships between Simon and Deborah St. James, Thomas Lynley and Lady Helen Clyde, and Barbara Havers and her mother. To extend those themes in new directions, Ms. George adds several new characters who are tied together by tragedy. These characters include a widowed local constable, an Anglican vicar, the vicar's witchcraft-practicing housekeeper, a reclusive provider of potions from herbs and her daughter. Seldom will you discover a book that develops so many characters in so many dimensions in one book. I found myself staying up past 1 a.m. to finish the story, and would have gone later had it been necessary.
As the book opens, the vicar raises a fundamental question that resonates throughout the book: Where's Joseph? Originally asked in connection to the many images of Jesus and Mary, that question takes on haunting new meanings before the book ends.
Even if you have never read another book in this distinguished series, I'm sure you would find this book to be a rewarding choice.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have enjoyed many of Elizabeth George's books, and it has surprised me that I 'discovered' her relatively recently. Like other readers I enjoy the classic 30s detective stories, and PD James in the modern era. I have found many of George's books gripping - really well-written, with extremely good plot lines and interesting back-drop with the main characters developing their own lives through the novels - rather in the style of Dorothy L Sayers. Having just read 'Missing Josepth', I now know why it took me so long to find her. I read this book a long time ago, and it put me off her writing for ages. In fairness, the book is well-written, and the plot development of the relationship between Deborah and Simon St John is good, but the actual crime story is turgid - extremely slow-paced and with none of the twists and layers of other work. The whole lot seems shrouded in the Lancastrian mist! I would recommend others before attempting this one.
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As well written as all Elizabeth George's books with amazing insight from an American author- this is an earlier novel that had passed me by
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Published on 11 Jan 2010 by M. Saric
Continues her winning formula
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Published on 26 Feb 2002
Very enjoyable
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Published on 26 Feb 2002
Nice plot, too bad about the cliches
This crime novel had a very gripping plot, but was spoiled by all the cliches and common places about 'Englishness' than an American living in England can muster. Read more
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interesting
I enjoyed it - interesting twist - though there are a few things that betray Ms George as an American
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