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Amagansett (Hardcover)

by Mark Mills (Author)

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Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: GP Putnam And Sons; 1 edition (Jul 26 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399151842
ISBN-13: 978-0399151842
Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.7 x 1.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 499 g

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #38,565 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A mysterious drowning rekindles a conflict between a Basque-American fisherman and a powerful Long Island family in screenwriter Mills's smart, complex debut novel, a fascinating murder mystery that begins in the post-WWII years when Conrad Labarde hauls up the body of Lillian Wallace in his net while earning his livelihood in the waters off the Hamptons. At first the drowning looks like a tragic accident, but when the autopsy report raises the possibility of murder and Labarde's history with the Wallaces is uncovered, police chief Tom Hollis suspects Labarde of playing a central role in Lillian's death. Further investigation, however, casts suspicion on the powerful Wallace family, specifically Lillian's former boyfriend, Justin Penrose, and her ambitious brother Manfred, the latter of whom may have been involved in a deadly hit-and-run accident. As Mills weaves together the various plot threads, he ably paints the Hamptons as a social battleground for the local fisherman, the Jewish residents and the wealthier sport fishermen. Mills saves his trump card for the climax, in which Labarde baits Manfred Wallace into a final confrontation while cleverly forcing Hollis to play a pivotal role in their face-off. Probing, morally nuanced and rich with period detail, this is a fine first novel. Agent, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh. Foreign rights sold in Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the U.K.
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Adult/High School - In 1947, two fishermen find the body of a beautiful woman tangled in their net off Amagansett, Long Island. Both deny recognizing her, but Conrad Labarde is lying. The murder reveals the discord between the privileged who summer at beachfront houses and the men who live and work at the shore. Both Deputy Police Chief Tom Hollis and Conrad are determined to find the killer - Tom to salvage his reputation after a scandal drove him from the New York police force, and Conrad because he and Lillian had been having an affair. But since her family was one of the wealthiest of the "summer people," she could never marry him. Each man conducts his own investigation, but it is Conrad who links Lillian's death and the earlier death of a town girl by a hit-and-run driver. This is a gripping story, with characters powerfully drawn against a tapestry of time and place. Conrad is the most memorable: he becomes a manipulator of men and events but is left with his loss; his only love, the sea; and his work, fishing. - Molly Connally, Chantilly Regional Library, VA
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!, Sep 21 2004

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I took a customer's advice at the site for Suzanna Clarke's JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL and purchased both AMAGANSETT and Jennifer Paddock's A SECRET WORD, and I couldn't be more pleased by my decision. These are two great American novels that reach far beyond the limits of the American experience. As for Mills' AMAGANSETT, it is set in the 1940s, but don't think it's only for Baby Boomers. It's an intelligent, subtle mystery you cannot put down, even when you put it down. Its hold, I promise you, is subliminal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amagansett, Aug 13 2004

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Really more of an immense character study (of place), this stellar novel sets itself in post WWII Long Island. Not your average whodunnit, this beautifully written and sweeping saga captures setting, memory, and characters so well that you'll be sorry when you get to the last page.

Also recommended: THE BARK OF THE DOGWOOD

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