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The Night Gardener [Abridged] [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

de George Pelecanos (Author), Author (Reader)
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With a soft, unemotional delivery worthy of the late Jack Webb, Pelecanos puts a cool, effectively dramatic vocal sheen on a novel that is arguably among his best. The initially straightforward police procedural quickly evolves into an emotionally complex tale of three Washington, D.C., cops who in 1985 were on the trail of a serial killer known as the Night Gardener. The killer stopped before he was caught. Twenty years later, that lack of closure has its effect on the trio. Gus Ramone, now a member of the department's Violent Crime Branch, is assigned a murder case that suggests the Gardener has returned. His former rookie partner, Dan "Doc" Holiday, booted from the force for impropriety, finds key information about the killing and takes it to T.C. Cook, the original detective on the case, who, in spite of retirement and a recent stroke, continues to hope the Gardener can be harvested. Using subtle changes in pitch and pace, Pelecanos suggests Ramone's low-key intensity, Holiday's edgy resentment and Cook's weary but dogged dedication as the three men move toward a conclusion that is strikingly original and far from the predictably neat wrapup of less ambitious works.
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A pervert with a taste for palindromes is murdering teens with names like Eve and Asa. At night he dumps their violated bodies in public gardens. George Pelecanos has a melodious tough-guy voice. His prose is witty with slang. The cops talk cop, the kids talk ghetto. And so this book is a pleasure to hear. The writer/narrator, however, does not try to give us different accents for different players. This might not have been a problem in a full-length recording. In an abridgment that includes two time periods and features a large cast, the thread is easily lost. But then it all sounds so good, you don't mind listening to it again. And again. B.H.C. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Great crime story, Janv. 26 2008
Par R. Hansen "rob_slick" (Hamilton, Ontario) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Night Gardener (Mass Market Paperback)
This was a great crime novel and an enjoyable read. This was my first read by George Pelecanos and after this, I will definitely read more.

He has created several deep interesting characters and weaves captivating subplots into the main story. The only drawback for me was that I wanted to read more.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Great police thriller, Sep 2 2006
This review is from: The Night Gardener (Hardcover)
If you like police procedurals with a great deal of thrills, then this is the book for you. A wonderfully interwoven story of three police officers, each in a different stage in their career. All three worked together a number of years earlier on a still-unsolved case involving murdered teenagers. When another body is found, the old case is resurfaced, and the three cops are back together. A good look into the characters and a great plot. Also check out Kathy Reich's Break No Bones and David Demello's Speak No Evil, two really good books.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 SUPERB NARRATION OF A DYNAMITE THRILLER, Sep 2 2006
Par Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Night Gardener (Audio CD)

Voice performers are terrific - I have a list of favorites a mile long and eagerly await new releases from each of them. However, an author reading his own words can be a very special listening experience. For this listener he or she brings an intimacy, an understanding that even the best of trained actors cannot capture. Such is the case with George Pelecanos's narration of The Night Gardener.

As a producer and writer for TV's acclaimed The Wire, Pelecanos well knows how to set a scene and craft intense dialogue. He does just that in spades in this story of three men who are once again drawn together in order to find a killer.

While all murders are tragic, the snuffing out of a young life is particularly heart wrenching. A teenage boy, Asa, is found slain in a community garden. He had been a friend of homicide detective Gus Ramone's son, Diego. Not only does Gus want the murderer caught because he's a good cop but also because it reminds him of a 20 year old unsolved case - young boys found dead in parks. The killer who came to be known as The Night Gardener" was never found.

At that time Gus had been just a rookie and worked with his partner, Dan Holiday. The intervening years haven't been kind to Dan as he left the force due to a morals charge and is now making ends meet by working as a driver and bodyguard.

Dan and Gus had joined with one of the best detectives to be found - T. C. Cook in a hunt for The Night Gardener. Nonetheless, the three of them were unable to track the perpetrator of such heinous crimes. Now, with another slaying so similar to the two decade old killings each man is doggedly determined that the murderer won't get away again.

Just as characters on The Wire leap at you from a screen, this trio seems to spring from the pages of Pelecanos's dynamite thriller.

- Gail Cooke
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