The Ice House
by Minette Walters | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0330327917 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0330327917 Global Overview for this book
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From Publishers Weekly
Walter's zinger of a debut deftly dissects the lives of three reclusive English women who become the subject of censure and speculation during a murder investigation. After a rotting corpse is found in the ice house of Streech Grange, Chief Inspector Walsh sets out at once to prove it is the body of David Maybury, whom wife Phoebe was suspected of murdering when he was reported missing years earlier. Since no body was ever found, Walsh deduces that Maybury returned and was killed by Phoebe or one of her friends, Anne and Diane, who live with her at the Grange. Detective Sgt. Alan McLoughlin, however, isn't so sure, especially after the coroner says the dead man was older than David and the local belief that the three women are a lesbian menage a trois turns out to be untrue. But McLoughlin can't understand why the Grange's residents make the investigation so difficult by refusing to answer questions and sometimes openly lying. Walters skillfully brings together the relationships between the women and the policemen into a complicated but believable puzzle, which she solves with panache.
Walter's zinger of a debut deftly dissects the lives of three reclusive English women who become the subject of censure and speculation during a murder investigation. After a rotting corpse is found in the ice house of Streech Grange, Chief Inspector Walsh sets out at once to prove it is the body of David Maybury, whom wife Phoebe was suspected of murdering when he was reported missing years earlier. Since no body was ever found, Walsh deduces that Maybury returned and was killed by Phoebe or one of her friends, Anne and Diane, who live with her at the Grange. Detective Sgt. Alan McLoughlin, however, isn't so sure, especially after the coroner says the dead man was older than David and the local belief that the three women are a lesbian menage a trois turns out to be untrue. But McLoughlin can't understand why the Grange's residents make the investigation so difficult by refusing to answer questions and sometimes openly lying. Walters skillfully brings together the relationships between the women and the policemen into a complicated but believable puzzle, which she solves with panache.
Journal Entry 2 by DonPasquale at Wirecard Dev in Grasbrunn, Bayern Germany on Thursday, November 27, 2008
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Liebe Finderin, lieber Finder,
Gratulation, dass Du dieses Buch gefunden hast! Ich hoffe, es gefällt Dir. Du hast nicht nur ein Buch sondern eine ganze Community von Leserinnen und Lesern gefunden, die Bücher lieben. Schau Dir die Seite mal an! Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn Du Dir die Zeit nimmst, einen Journal-Eintrag zu machen und mich so wissen zu lassen, wo das Buch gerade ist und was Du damit vor hast. Vielleicht willst Du Bookcrossing ja beitreten? Das ist anonym, kostenlos und macht Spaß!
Liebe Grüße,
Don Pasquale
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I made my husband pick it up for me :)!
I'm offering this as this week's RABCK. Hopefully, the book will find a new reader who'll have the time to actually read it :).
The book is now on its way to Konjunktiv - enjoy!
Angekommen, lieben Dank!
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I received this book through Bookmooch from Germany quite a while ago and hadn't realised it was listed in Bookcrossing until I actually picked it up to read it.
So, it is being read in Athens at the moment and will soon be on its way to the Peloponese to be read by a friend (we always share our books).
I will place it on Bookmooch again once it has been read by both of us.
CAUGHT IN ATHENS GREECE
So, it is being read in Athens at the moment and will soon be on its way to the Peloponese to be read by a friend (we always share our books).
I will place it on Bookmooch again once it has been read by both of us.
CAUGHT IN ATHENS GREECE
Just received this from a friend in Athens - will be reading it soon.
October 2010
October 2010