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Set in Stone
  

Set in Stone (Hardcover)

de Robert Goddard (Author)
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Foreshadowing lurks around every corner in this engaging first-person story. Tony Sheridan begins by describing the devastating day of his wife's death four months earlier and, conversationally, recounts to Marina, his late wife, the terrible events that followed. To assuage his grief, he accepts an invitation to visit Marina's sister and her husband at Otherways, a house that he soon learns has held calamity for its earlier inhabitants. This spirit soon infects the current residents, and the tragic dance of betrayal and death continues. Michael Kitchen's understated interpretation adds to the eerie atmosphere. He is an excellent guide through the twists and, sometimes predictable, turns of this suspenseful tale. His pacing is right on target; his voices and accents vary by character but do not parody or overwhelm the production. Recommended for most mystery collections.DJuleigh Muirhead Clark, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Lib., Williamsburg, VA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient de la Audio Cassette édition.


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Robert Goddard's compelling novels often require--and fully reward--a suspension of disbelief; SET IN STONE is no exception. Tony Sheridan's wife has died, having fallen (or been pushed?) from a cliff, and he goes to to live at Otherways with her sister and her sister's husband. The strange house changes all who live there, including Tony, in mysterious ways. Michael Kitchen does this complex story great credit, adding to it with a flawless reading, careful and consistent differentiation of fascinating characters, a deft touch of drama, and a kind of narrative reflection that perfectly matches the tone of the story. T. H. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --Ce texte provient de la Audio Cassette édition.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 An illusion, Jui 1 2004
Par Beverley Strong (Australia) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Set in Stone (Paperback)
I'm giving this story a 3 star award simply for the few good bits.I feel rather cheated by Mr.Goddard as he built several plots up to such a pitch that I was eagerly awaiting the denouement..which didn't happen! The story is set in a very modernistic, circular house built early in the 20th century in which the various inhabitants, over the years, have become prone to insane fits of jealousy, scary dreams of the future and irrational behaviour.The original owner of the house and his immediate descendants are somehow linked to the Russian diplomatic service and are labelled as traitors to England. Add to this a good mix of murders, strange and unexplained deaths and, in the last pages when the reader is waiting for all to be revealed...nothing!! I still don't know what happened!!
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2.0étoiles sur 5 Goddard's worst book, Jui 24 2003
Par Bill (Seattle, Washington United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Set In Stone (Paperback)
Robert Goddard is an exceptionally fine writer of suspense novels. He usually grips you from the opening page and guides you through intricately weaved plot lines containing surprise after surprise. He's not without psychological insights, either, particularly when it comes to the midlife thoughts of his heroes.

After I read my first of Goddard's books, I committed to reading them all. Of the five I've read thus far, I'd say that "Caught in the Light" is the best -- and in fact, the best suspense novel I've ever read. "Set in Stone" is easily the worst.

I agree with the previous reviewer who said that the book starts well but falls apart long before the end. In truth, this book reads like some roughly sketched posthumous novel that a successful writer put aside as not good enough to publish -- but that some greedy publisher decided to publish anyway.

Atypically for Goddard, it all feels very slack and sloppy. Oh, he can still thrill you with a scene here and there, but the whole thing does not hold together. What's worse, he cheats the reader by not truly explaining the ghostly happenings at the mysterious house (well described, as always) and by ending the book in a very perfunctory manner.

Luckily, "Set in Stone" seems to be the exception in Goddard's canon. I'd recommend you skip it and choose one of his other novels (for example, the previously mentioned "Caught in the Light" or "Into the Blue") to find out what truly great suspense writing is all about.

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