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Caught in the Light (Paperback)

by Robert Goddard (Author)
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  • Paperback: 444 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Books; New edition edition (3 Dec 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552145971
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552145978
  • Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 10.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 105,473 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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On assignment in Vienna, photographer Ian Jarrett falls desperately in love with a woman he meets by chance, Marian Esguard. Back in England, he breaks up with his wife and goes to meet Marian at an agreed rendezvous. She fails to show. Ian sets out to solve a mystery that may be 170 years old.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars So hard to believe that it leaves the reader dissatisfied, 2 Sep 1999
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Robert Goddard has been recommended to me by several readers. Caught in the Light is the first one of his I have tried. I thought it wasn't bad, but it also wasn't good by a long way. Goddard seemed to be trying to run with two plots at once and they just don't gel. The extraordinary behaviour of the characters out for revenge is just so over the top as to be totally unbelievable - distinct shades of paranoid conspiracy theory brought to life! Some of his characterisation is very superficial and unbelievable, the characters being distorted to suit the plot, which is never a good way to develop a credible story. The ending goes on forever as if Goddard isn't sure where to stop. I shall try another of his novels just in case this one was a bummer, but currently I am not impressed.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not up to his best, 21 Jul 1999
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This really frustrated me, I love Goddard when he's good he writes the most satisfying thrillers with a link to a past which is not all it seems. Well, the best bits about this were the parts about the unkown photographic pioneer. I kept thinking wow, if only this had happened - then I felt really let down because the book was not actually about that at all, but a petty act of revenge. Please, Robert go back to the big canvases of Painting the Darkness.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD READ, 26 Oct 2006
This is a typical Goddard.

Very easy to read, hard to put down, but as usual leaves you vaguely unsatisfied.

I have had this feeling with all of his books I have read (must be at least six or eight).

They are beautifully researched, skillfully written and the plotting is obviously something Goddard prides himself on (perhaps too much so), the atmosphere is always well rendered and you read and you read and you don't sleep and you are late to work and spend hours on the loo, and you get to the end usually in about 36 hours, and think hmm well, ok

I would always recommend Goddard to non-Goddarders, as well worth reading but I wouldn't wax quite as lyrical as some of your other reviewers.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Goddard does it again
This is story of a photography Ian,who meets a mystery women in Vienna and then the story begins. Didn't think i would like this one took a few pages to get into but I totally... Read more
Published 12 months ago by mrs waters

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, Disturbing and Excellent!
At this moment in time, I am disappointed because I have read all of Robert Goddard's novels and I eagerly await 'Name To A Face'. Read more
Published on 18 May 2007 by Bathsheba

3.0 out of 5 stars Light entertainment
Ian Jarret, a photographer, was taking pictures in Vienna when he came across the figure of a woman dressed in boots, overcoat, gloves, scarf and fur-trimmed hat. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2007 by Philippe Horak

5.0 out of 5 stars Goddard,s darkest tale of revenge and redemption.
'Caught in the light'was published in 1998,Robert Goddard has come close with 'Days without Number'(2003)and his latest' Sight Unseen' but personally 'Caught in the Light' is his... Read more
Published on 28 May 2005 by R. A. Brown

5.0 out of 5 stars I was caught in the light of Robert Goddard
This was my first Robert Goddard. I'm now a huge fan of this great author. Always a good read. I look forward to his novels with anticipation.
Published on 13 Feb 2004 by Diana Rodell

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant & Complex
Robert Goddard to me is simply the best (and most literate) thriller/mystery writer on the market today. Read more
Published on 14 May 2001 by C. Kuschel-Toerber

2.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing read but ultimately unsatifying
This book certainly draws you in and is difficult to put down at times. However, as you get nearer the end you realise the hero is just going to blunder his way through without... Read more
Published on 20 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Goddard at his best!
Another great book from a brilliant writer. In my view his best since 'Out of the Blue'. I have this idea that Mr Goddard leans back from his word processer every few pages and... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars I don't like to fell tricked!
As you may remember, Sherlock Holmes constantly complained that Watson was not honest with his readers, hiding little details that were necessary for Holmes to solve the case and... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, complex Goddard suspense
I have read all of Robert Goddard's novels and would rank "Caught in the Light" as being among the best two or three. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 1999

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