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An English Murder
An English Murder
Author: Louise Doughty
In this darkly comic mystery novel, the brutal murder of a middle-aged couple in their own home punctures the idyllic tranquility of rural Rutland county. Their teenage daughter is meanwhile suspiciously missing, and in its headline the local newspaper screams "Where is Gemma?" Alison, a reporter for the Rutland Record who lives in the same vill...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786707577
ISBN-10: 0786707577
Publication Date: 5/2000
Pages: 228
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Publisher: Carroll Graf Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I think most readers would find this to be an oddly written story. The ebb and flow of life in a small English village with some really old-fashioned ways, is in itself an interesting subject. Then the writer throws in the brutal and bloody murders of a middle aged couple who were a little "off-beat." At the same time, we are reading about the childhood of the protagonist who happens to be the lead reporter for the town's small newspaper. The reader is led to believe there just might be a murder involved there somewhere, too. There is also a quirky neighbor lady who is writing a mystery novel and researching it by being a correspondent for said newspaper, which gives her the opportunity to have her nose in everything going on around the town.
The ending, although half expected, is still satisfying. This is a noir sort of book, very dark in spots, with a tiny bit of humor and a little insanity tossed into the mix. This just might be your cup of tea.


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