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The Dying of the Light (Paperback)

by Michael Dibdin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber; New edition edition (18 April 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571170285
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571170289
  • Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 11.1 x 1.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 408,053 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The usual country house murder with the usual cast of characters? The colonel, the playboy, the clergyman are all here - and the usual murderer. Dorothy and Rosemary need only follow the clues and the culprit will be unmasked. But things are not what they seem at Eventide Lodge.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outlandish, but thoroughly entertaining, 8 Jan 2004
By M. V. Clarke (Durham, UK) - See all my reviews
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Michael Dibdin may be classed as something of a virtuoso author of crime novels, with books ranging from the dark Aurelio Zen series to the very thought provoking The Tryst and the nasty humour of Dirty Tricks (Crime). This books is completely different to anything else he's written, and is a most enjoyable read. Set in a gruesome residential home for the elderly, Dibdin unfolds a pastiche of the Agatha Christie genre of crime novels, in which Rosemary and Dorothy play detective. However, in a characteristically Dibdin manner, there's something much more sinister underlying this story, and horrendous cruelties and degradations are exposed, having been brought to attention by the central storyline.

This is a very brief book, I read it in a few hours, but extremely good. Warmly recommended.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Another of Dibdins tongue in cheek thrillers, 31 Jan 2002
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Michael Dibdin seems to be making fun of the amateur detective (the main character is an elderly Miss Marple type figure) and the professional detective. Miss Travis is an elderly resident of an aged care facility that leaves much to be desired. With her friend Dorothy she spends her time solving murder mysteries which may not have happened. When her friend dies in suspicious circumstances she insists the police investigate the death and the other unsavoury happenings at Eventide Lodge.
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