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S'està carregant… Borderlands (Inspector Devlin Mystery 1) (edició 2008)de Brian Mcgilloway
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. I read the second in the Inspector Devlin series, Gallows Lane, first. This is the first in the series, and it would be extremely difficult to summarize the book without giving away huge spoilers. I’ll just say that it involves the investigation into the deaths of several young people, all connected by a ring, a woman who disappeared many years before, financial misdeeds by a politician, possibly the IRA, and some policemen. Then there’s also something that’s been ripping up Devlin’s neighbor’s sheep. The neighbor is sure it’s Frank, Devlin’s daughter’s dog. A really good police procedural with so many twists and blind alleys it’s difficult to keep up. My only complaint is that, unlike Adrian McKinty, McGilloway isn’t as skillful in delivering a sense of place which I especially like in stories that take place in Ireland. Nevertheless, I look forward to the third in the series. I’ll buy all of them. I will also have to sample his other series with DS Lucy Black as the protagonist. Set on the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, Borderlands is a solid police procedure introducing Inspector Devlin of the An Garda. I found the book to be both well written and interesting with a complex plot revolving around past misdeeds and the seeking of revenge. What at first appears to be a case of a young girl being murdered soon evolves into a gritty tale where the past plays an important role . When a second murder takes place, it becomes apparent that there may be a connection between these cases and a much earlier disappearance. The investigation moves forward slowly due to some carelessness and miscalculation by the police, as well as their having to trace and acquire old records. The author’s use of some interesting red herrings and a few side stories, keep the reader engaged and wanting to read on. I particularly enjoyed the setting and the characters, a mix of police, petty criminals, local politicians and travellers, and found the give and take between both the police forces of the two countries interesting. I liked the twists and turns the story took and I will be continuing on with more books in this series. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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The corpse of local teenager Angela Cashell is found on the Tyrone-Donegal border, between the North and South of Ireland, in an area known as the Borderlands. Garda Inspector Benedict Devlin heads the investigation: the only clues are a gold ring placed on the girl's finger and an old photograph, left where she died. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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The story, as we often see, is more complex than initially thought. The body of a young lady is found in the borderland area between Northern Ireland and Ireland, and the police force begins the job of solving the mystery of her death. It's complicated by a number of factors: the proximity to the border and the fact that police forces from 2 countries are interested in the investigation, local crime figures, drugs, Irish politics, and, seemingly at the middle of it all, a ring found on the young lady's finger. Again, the plot is nicely done, maintaining and building interest throughout. The conclusion wouldn't have been suspected early in the book, but solid police work and some luck led to it. Lots of violence and murder along the way, maybe a little too much?
Devlin, seemingly the 'star' of the series, is a caricature in that he's a blend of nearly every detective in modern crime writing: competent, heart of gold, doesn't always follow procedures, personal flaws, physically capable, somewhat irresistible to the ladies. His 'spin' is that he's Irish, Catholic, and a little more family oriented than most. It's a short book clocking in a a bit over 200 pages- I'd normally consider that a good thing, but it didn't provide much opportunity to do deeper into the characters of the main players.
The writing was competent, but almost too unadorned and uninteresting. I liked the 'Irishness' of the conversations and names, but the descriptions of the terrain and so forth were bland. I just felt the writing took too much of a back seat to the intricacies of the story.
Brian McGilloway is definitely a writer to watch and Borderlands was a good start for his series. I hope that further installations show growth in matching the excitement of his stories to his writing style. ( )