- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Piatkus Books LTD; Revised edition edition (July 25 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0749933267
- ISBN-13: 978-0749933265
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 11 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 200 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,285,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'The resourceful DS Wesley Peterson returns in this latest by Ellis, a beguiling author who interweaves past and present. Like its predecessor... the book works well on both levels' The Times; 'detective fiction with a historical twist - fans...will love it' Scotland an Sunday 'Liverpool born Kate Ellis (no relation) has written a series of fascinating detective novels set in Devon...featuring a quietly intelligent black policeman... They are intriguing books with mysteries that mirror event s from previous centuries' Ron Ellis; 'She writes well...recounted with pleasant wit and a genuine feeling' Birmingham Post; 'Kate Ellis gets my personal vote as Most Promising New Crime Writer' Sherlock Holmes Magazine
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A missing teenager, a murdered rock star, and an old painting are somehow linked, providing Detective Inspector Wesley Peterson and his boss, Gerry Heffernan, with one of their most intriguing cases yet.
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A Painted Doom,
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I am a great fan of Kate Ellis's writting and know once I read these books I have purchased they will be 5 stars.
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This review is from: A Painted Doom (Paperback)
Another in the Wesley Peterson series by Kate Ellis, this title continues following the life and work of DI Peterson, his co-workers, family and friends--especially archeologist Neil Watson. The characterization in these books is strong, and Ellis gives us enough of the personal lives of the characters that we are invested in them. All told, a well plotted, well written series.
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Murder and the last judgement,
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This review is from: A Painted Doom (Paperback)
A Medieval painting of the last judgement - commonly known as a `doom' - is found in a barn close to where Neil Watson is excavating the ruins of a manor house. The body of a dead former rock star is found on the same farmer's land which gives DI Wesley Peterson an excuse to visit his friend Neil and see how he is getting on with his excavations. A teenage boy - son of the farmer on whose land the rock star's body was discovered - disappears. Wesley is concerned he may have seen the murderer and so could be in danger.This is a complicated plot with plenty of twists and turns to mislead both the police and the reader before all is resolved. I thought the intertwining of the distant past, the not so distant past and the present was well done and never laboured. I like the police characters and the way their characters are developing during this series. Wesley's long suffering wife, Pamela, is well done too. While there are some tensions between the police characters they mainly get on well and work together. I would recommend this series to anyone who likes their crime novels to have an element of history in them and the series can be read out of order though it is interesting to see the relationships developing if you read the books in sequence. |
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