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Manufacturer: Berkley
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780425171202
ISBN: 0425171205
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 1999-10-01
Publisher: Berkley
Studio: Berkley
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Editorial Reviews:
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Riding high on the year's-best lists of the Chicago Tribune, Publishers Weekly, and The New York Times Book Review, the Fielding books have been proclaimed from the start as "wonderful, beautifully written, and altogether fun" (The Washington Post). Now the blind magistrate and his young assistant, Jeremy Proctor, face a baffling pair of deaths. A lord dies suddenly while attending a concert. A disembodied head washes up on the banks of the Thames. While investigating both, Sir John and Jeremy will learn a great deal more than they ever cared to about family, greed, deception..and the peculiar nature of homicide, high and low. Filled with the authentic sights and sounds of the era, this is in every way a worthy addition to a marvelous series.
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Summary: Gets better with each book.
Comment: The Sir John Fielding series, to my mind, gets better with each book. This is the fifth book in the series. The year is January 1771, and Fielding and his young charge are dealing with two murderers. Each is unique, but each is as deadly as the other. The book is also filled with rich period detail. I truly like the characters that are part of each book, but also the new ones introduced with each new story. Although neither murder is a real mystery, since Sir John knows who is guilty in both cases, he must gather the proof he needs to ensure that these people pay for their crimes and that is what is fun in this book. And Jeremy's love of adventure and lust for life help jolly the story along. This is a very strong historical series.
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Summary: Have enjoyed the entire series
Comment: I have enjoyed the entire series, am in the process of rereading most if not all the books. They stirred a desire to learn more of that time in history. Would highly recommend these books to anyone who loves old England, in a "family" type setting. Bruce makes you feel you are there with them setting at the table, or setting in the courtroom with the "Blind Beak". Extremely sorry when I found out Bruce Alexander had passed away. Keep hoping they will find another unfinished volume. Have found nothing that can begin to compare with this series.
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Summary: tightly written
Comment: I enjoyed this book the most and have read five in the series. This one seemed tighter. It had several plot lines, but they all moved. I was never bored while reading the book. The new characters (and some of them were characters) were very well drawn, and the plots moved quickly. Alexander set a high bar with this book for me.
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Summary: A charming historical novel
Comment: I've enjoyed all the Sir John Fielding novels I've read to date, but felt this was one of the best ones. Alexander's plot held me till the end and I find all his characters quite engaging. This series lacks some of the blood and gore that other mystery writers give us; they are in the tradition of the the older British mysteries.
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Summary: Best of the first five in the series
Comment: These stories are well written and very interesting reading. Slow at times, but with fairly intricate plots. The glimpse into many aspects of 18th century London, its high life and its low life, is what makes them so interesting. I have read the first 5 of this series and have to pronounce this one the best so far. An additional main character is added and the young protagonist's character is being developed well. In spite of this being the longest of the stories thus far, the story line in this one hangs together a little better than in the others.
Some reviews of this story are surprisingly down on it, which I attribute to expectations. If you want a fast paced thriller mystery or a surprise ending, or if you think teenage main characters are only for kid's stories, then I can see why. This series won't meet those expectations.
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