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Once again British author Ellis smoothly blends old and recent crimes in an archeological mystery featuring Det. Sergeant Wesley Peterson and his fellow Tradmouth (Devon) police officers. Detective Constable Rachel Tracey in particular makes a striking return from last year's The Funeral Boat. While clearing the overgrown site of the extensive 17th-century gardens of Earlsacre Hall during a restoration project, diggers find two skeletons, one belonging to a young woman buried alive three centuries earlier. Neil Watson, of the County Archeology Unit, calls Peterson, with whom he studied archeology at university, but Peterson is busy investigating a stabbing murder in a nearby caravan park. Skillfully combining identity theft and blackmail with murder, the author treats the reader to a host of distinctive supporting characters, including the owner of a discreet brothel, its girls and clients, a petty thief, a sex-driven "poetess in residence," a solicitor's litigious neighbor and Peterson's giddy and unconventional mother-in-law. The well-researched historical background (involving the enslavement in the West Indies of rebels against James II) and an unusual murder weapon (a "knocking-in mallet" used on cricket bats) add interest. Anglophiles will drink up the local color and south Devon towns modeled on Dartmouth and Torbay.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Past and present come together in Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson's latest case. In the course of restoring the gardens at historic Earlsacre Hall, three skeletons are uncovered. The bones appear to be centuries old, but they hold an interest for Peterson, whose degree is in archaeology. But despite the attraction of the skeletons, Peterson has more pressing concerns. A decomposing body with multiple stab wounds is found at a local campsite, and shortly afterward, the body of a local lawyer is discovered, his head bashed in by a cricket bat. Peterson's intuition tells him the two murders are connected, and he also suspects a link with Earlsacre, but he has no evidence to back up his hunches. Then his colleague, Detective Rachel Tracey, is kidnapped, drugged, and left for dead, and the intrepid Peterson has a more pressing reason to connect all the dots. Capable plotting, an absorbing story line, and a cast of appealing characters make this fifth entry in the Peterson series a good choice for British procedural fans. Emily Melton
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Murder, past and present,
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This review is from: The Bone Garden: A Wesley Peterson Crime Novel (Hardcover)
First Sentence: The man stared at the shape lying beneath the faded cover on the ancient iron bed and took another sip of wine.Not only weeds are dug up during the restoration of a 17th century Devon garden at Earlsacre Manor, but skeletons. The first is of a woman who was buried alive, standing up. While not of investigative concern to the Tradmouth police, the body in the caravan is. The only clue to the identity of the victim is a link to Earlsacre. And what about the murder at the cricket pitch. Is that linked as well? It's the characters which keep me coming back to Kate Ellis' books. With each book, we learn more about the main characters and we see their lives change and develop. In this book, Wesley is a new father and both he, and his boss Gerry Heffernan, are promoted. Although the books are marketed as 'A Wesley Peterson Crime Novel,' in some ways I find Heffernan the more interesting character, but they balance each other nicely. I love some of Heffernan's expressions and he's the kind of boss you'd love to have. Add to the characters, the plot which is well done and contains excellent twists. I am never able to anticipate where the story is going or how it will end up. That's always a very good thing. A series containing both ancient mysteries and contemporary ones could be formulaic. Yes, the threads of having the present mirror the past are contrived. But they are also, beautifully woven, interesting and, in this case, cleverly related to one of the principal characters. With each book, I look forward to learning of the murders in each time period and how they will tie together. With ten more books and counting in the series, I am a happy reader, indeed. THE BONE GARDEN (Pol Proc-Insp. Wesley Peterson-England-Cont) ' VG Ellis, Kate ' 5th in series Thomas Dunne Books, ©2001, US Paperback ' ISBN: 0312300379
5.0 out of 5 stars
intertwining past and present murders,
By A. Christie "bibliofiend508" (Plano, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bone Garden: A Wesley Peterson Crime Novel (Hardcover)
Earlsacre Hall is undergoing renovations restoring the lost gardens to their natural splendor. In the process, two bodies are found. They were found under a splinth that was placed there in 1701. No sooner were the three hundred-year-old bodies found, than a man was found stabbed to death in a trailer. His identity is unknown. DI Gerry Hefferon and DS Wesley Peterson investigate. Little do they know that past and present murders are not only intertwined, they also mirror each other. This is the fifth in the Wesley Peterson crime series. Ellis's novel is rich in local color with likable protagonists and very effective secondary characters. This is a first-rate British police procedural. In each novel, the characters have continued to grow and taken us on their journey with them.
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Best yet in this series,
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This review is from: The Bone Garden: A Wesley Peterson Crime Novel (Hardcover)
I was so pleased to see this new book by Kate Ellis and I wasn't disappointed. I really enjoyed both mysteries in this one. The supporting characters were all interesting and original and I got a huge charge out of the mother-in-law. I hope Kate Ellis keeps going with this series because I've enjoyed all of the books. I think this book is the best so far. I think my teenage daughter would enjoy this series too.
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