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“William Deverell’s latest novel is his best… I’ll See You in My Dreams is a classic Canadian tale.”
—The Globe and Mail
Praise for William Deverell:
"Deverell is one of Canada's best and funniest mystery writers."
— Ottawa Citizen
"Vastly entertaining. . . . Deverell is rivalled only by Rumpole's John Mortimer."
— Toronto Star
"Deverell is a master of the laugh-out-loud crime novel."
— Vancouver Sun
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This fifth in the bestselling, award-winning Arthur Beauchamp series finds the outwardly crusty, poetry-loving, wily old lawyer compelled, by new developments, to look back at his first -- and most disastrous -- murder trial. While renewing his annual try for the Most Points in Vegetables and Fruits at the Garibaldi Island Fall Fair, Arthur Beauchamp is forced by new developments to revisit his first murder trial, which went horribly wrong. Now, nearly 50 years later, he is opening old wounds but also facing a chance for redemption and reconciliation.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A fine mystery but so much more,
This review is from: I'll See You in My Dreams: An Arthur Beauchamp Novel (Hardcover)
Beauchamps' is a sharp, well-developed intellect that, thankfully, has very human appetites, weaknesses and vulnerabilities. His best quality is his self-deprecating self-awareness. I doubt anyone can read this book and not wish to be more like Beauchamps!As for the plot - it moves to a highly unexpected conclusion with all loose ends carefully tied up - very satisfying! But more than a mystery, the book exposes the tragedy of First Nations in Canada and how power, once again, so easily corrupts. The insider view of our legal system, with all it's strengths and weaknesses, is fascinating. But this is all kept in fine balance by the hilarious description of Beauchamp's complicated life on and off the small fictional gulf island.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A dark but alluring chapter in the Arthur Beauchamp series,
By David R. Boyd (Victoria, BC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I'll See You in My Dreams: An Arthur Beauchamp Novel (Hardcover)
William Deverell is determined to avoid being pigeon-holed as a 'mystery writer.' His writing is much more eloquent, his characters more fully developed. And yet his plots are as convoluted as the best in the mystery genre. This fifth novel in the Arthur Beauchamp series follows the uproariously comical "Snow Job" with a far darker novel. "I'll See You in My Dreams" delves into a case from Beauchamp's early career, a murder that has haunted him for almost five decades. I found the parts of the book set in and around Vancouver BC in the early 1960s to be wonderfully evocative of that time and place. Beauchamp is a complex, captivating and sometimes disturbing protagonist, and this book helps readers to understand why. Deverell's fans will be pleased with this latest, while newcomers are advised to read Trial of Passion, April Fool, Kill All the Judges, and Snow Job first, in order to fully appreciate this chapter in the Beauchamp saga.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book,
By Vicki Delany - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: I'll See You in My Dreams: An Arthur Beauchamp Novel (Hardcover)
I loved this book. It's funny and serious in Deverall's wonderful way. He is able to write from the POV of a shy, awkward young lawyer just beginning his career as well as a crusty old curmudgeon at the end of that career. The previous review was mean-sprited and vendictive and I wonder what the reviewer has against Deverell personally. It's okay not to like a book. It's not okay to spoil it for anyone else.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
I'll see you in my dreams,
By Peter C. Ballem - Published on Amazon.com
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The portrayal of the Vancouver legal world brought memories of the old courthouse and those who toiled in the vineyards of the judicial system to life. Mr. Deverell has crafted a fascinating blend of intrigue, humor, perplexing current social issues which raise his central character to his finest performance. Ever. A great read which is thought provoking without preaching. I congratulate the author enough to put my name to this review and recommend the novel.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
A Bad Dream!,
By Simon Ruddell - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: I'll See You in My Dreams: An Arthur Beauchamp Novel (Hardcover)
A very frustrating book! Not believable at all. I kept reading hoping Deverell would redeem himself. Allow me to spoil the ending for you! The character who was murdered turns out not even to be dead! The person accused of his murder, Gabriel Swift, deserved the death sentence for being such a monumental bore!
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