- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Harper Perennial; New Ed edition (3 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007196229
- ISBN-13: 978-0007196227
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.6 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,629,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Daily Mail
'This is an intriguing, atmospheric, literary crime novel. The uneasy juxtaposition of two communities is brilliantly evoked by Mark Mills'
Sunday Telegraph
'The requisite qualities of a film script - atmospheric details, lucidity and a simple, spare style'
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Brilliantly realised thriller set in 1940s Long Island. The clever plot immediately draws you in and the characters make it an enjoyable ride. The background historical and technical research fills out the story, creating real authenticity and credibility without getting in the way of the unfolding drama. Mark Mills' first novel is a massively impressive debut - he's a name to watch and I can't wait for more.
43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed this book from start to finish. I wouldnt say that the murder mystery element filled me with a great deal of suspense but it was the books rich history and sense of atmosphere of 1940's Long Island and in particular that of East Hampton originally called Maidstone after the town in Kent, England from where its first settlers hailed.
The story centers primarily upon the 2 main characters being Conrad Labarde, a Basque Fisherman and Deputy Police Chief Tom Hollis. Both for their own reasons have an inextricable need to unravel and solve the mystery of the apparent suicide of society daughter Lillian Wallace.
Extremely well researched, from very early on and most certainly by the end of the book, you will feel a closeness and familiarity to the place, the peoples and its history.
I recommend this read and look forward to more works hopefully soon from Mark Mills!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Evocative, thrilling, feature rich. The best book that I have read in a long, long time. The novel blends sea-faring, small-town life and the effects of WWII in an unforgetable mix. Incredible to believe that this is a debutant novel.........
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Fab !!!
I read this one after having read Savage Garden and I have to admit I much prefer the Whaleboat House. I cared more about the characters and what became of them. Read more
Published 4 months ago by The Honey Monster
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The Whaleboat House
The Whaleboat house was suggested to me by a friend as a good read. Once picked up I could not put this book down. Read more
The Whaleboat house was suggested to me by a friend as a good read. Once picked up I could not put this book down. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Book Worm
Clever Story
Also published under the title 'The Whaleboat House'
Amagansett is a clever story set in 1947, in a small working class village east of the Hamptons. Read more
Amagansett is a clever story set in 1947, in a small working class village east of the Hamptons. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Toni Osborne
Who do the waelthy think they are?
I really enjoyed the book. Being a retired police it merely confirmed my long held opinion that a certain proportion of the better off think money can buy anything. Read more
Published 22 months ago by E. W. A. Hobby
The Whaleboat House
There is some decent prose here though Mills perhaps overwrites in places. It's a little self-consciously Literary at times. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010 by Rich
Fishing for the plot
Conrad Labarde, a fisherman in Long Island after the Second World War with his help Rollo, drags from the sea the body of Lillian Wallace. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2010 by Joanne D'Arcy
A good read, full of atmosphere and feeling, but not really a mystery...
This story poignantly invokes the divisions between the priviledged families residing in their mansions and the local fishing communities of the easternmost tip of 1947 Long... Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2009 by John M
Not quite a page turner
The book centred around a complex character, his strength and determination came through well and he was totally believable. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2009 by Riverside Reader
More than a detective story
Even judged purely as a detective thriller this book is an excellent read. However it's a lot more than that with a more profound, universal resonance at times thanks to some very... Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2009 by Huck Flynn
Real sense of place and period-and a good read
This is a very atmospheric thriller set at the Eastern end of Long Island in the forties.
Mark Mills really draws the reader into the period, and the book has an almost... Read more
Mark Mills really draws the reader into the period, and the book has an almost... Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2008 by Mr. Chris Pearson
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