- Paperback: 188 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (9 Jan 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1439155259
- ISBN-13: 978-1439155257
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,750,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Robert Barnard is always original, never repeats himself and has a delectable wit’
Daily Telegraph
‘He plots as well as any writer alive’
Time Magazine
‘Barnard never disappoints. The psychological suspense is chilling’
The Times
Reviews for No Place of Safety
‘A fine example of the neatly packaged, traditional English whodunit’
Irish Times
‘Robert Barnard runs through a fine selection of contemporary issues… An observant and skilful writer’
Ham & High
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Fifteen-year-old Katy Bourne and sixteen-year-old Alan Coughlan are missing. Though they are students at the same school, they hardly know each other, so it's strange that they should disappear together. Katy's mother, self-centered and unloving, doesn't mind if her daughter never comes home. Alan's solid working-class parents are pained and puzzled by their son's departure. There's not much the police can do about runaway teenagers, but Detective Constable Charlie Peace goes through the motions. He interviews the families, he visits the school. Alan had friends and had aspired to a good education. Katy had nothing, least of all self-esteem. The two teens could be anywhere, even living dangerously on the streets of Leeds, so it's with relief that Charlie discovers them in a hostel for homeless young people. But are they safe? And who is Ben Marchant, the man who runs the shelter? Whoever he is, he seems to be doing well. Young people beg or work as street musicians during the day, then eat and sleep at the hostel at night. They can remain there two weeks and then must leave for two weeks before beginning the cycle again. Only Katy and Alan stay longer. Only they have a special, mysterious understanding with Ben. But all is not well at the shelter. Neighbors complain about strange goings-on. Residents too often display feelings of jealousy and suspicion. A young woman flees from a violent family member, perhaps bringing danger with her. Emotions run high, ranging from love and gratitude to fear and hate. One person may even hate enough to murder. One person's hate may destroy this place that some regard as a haven of peace and safety and others fear as something more complex and diabolical. No Place of Safety combines brilliant social commentary with a mesmerizing mystery plot that will once again enthrall Robert Barnard's legion of fans. Recognized as one of the best of all contemporary crime writers, Barnard is in top form.
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Format:Hardcover
I've thoroughly enjoyed past Barnard books, but this one left me flat. He's too skilled a writer not to have some effective passages, but the story and characters were underdeveloped. His social commentary regarding homeless kids is pointed, but I missed his dark, satiric humor. The mystery of the stabber is solved, but ironically, the resolution doesn't really contribute to any of the characters' development, leaving me curiously uninvolved with them. Only Midge stood out with any vividness. All this and a lack of psychological suspense makes this a readable but blah experience.
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2 reviews
Never made me care what was going to happen
18 May 2012
Format:Paperback
The disappearance of two teens from the same school leads Charlie to an amateur-run safe house for teens that is sheltering a beautiful Pakistani girl trying to avoid a forced marriage. But when the manager is shot, Charlie must wade through a pit of secrets to find the would-be killer.
I am giving up on this series. The characters continue to be awful and the convoluted stories don't hold my interest. I got halfway through and realized I didn't care what came next.
I am giving up on this series. The characters continue to be awful and the convoluted stories don't hold my interest. I got halfway through and realized I didn't care what came next.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Disappointingly, one of Barnard's lesser efforts
23 Mar 1999
Format:Hardcover
I've thoroughly enjoyed past Barnard books, but this one left me flat. He's too skilled a writer not to have some effective passages, but the story and characters were underdeveloped. His social commentary regarding homeless kids is pointed, but I missed his dark, satiric humor. The mystery of the stabber is solved, but ironically, the resolution doesn't really contribute to any of the characters' development, leaving me curiously uninvolved with them. Only Midge stood out with any vividness. All this and a lack of psychological suspense makes this a readable but blah experience.
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