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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Excellent page-turner--each page was interesting. There was irritating lower class British patois to slow you down tho. Three children, dumped on their aunt's porch try to survive as does the aunt, her boyfriend and various other, mostly interesting characters. England sounds violent, poor and horrible! (Sorry) (  ) kateisaac | Jan 4, 2010 |  When I began this book -- despite the title -- I really did not understand what I was reading, gradually it dawned on me. I was reading the back story to the death of Helen Lynley. It isn't a mystery or a detective story it is a psychological sociological tale of horror. The story is unremittingly dark and grim. We are introduced to the child who shot Helen and given a taste of his world -- it is not a place that we would want to live -- it is not a rational healthy world. This book is an amazing exploration of the difficulties of living in a completely irrational world. We see a family making horrible decisions that seem pretty darned rational given the dangers and irrationality of their world. It made me think of families that did not leave New Orleans when Katrina struck and my Saudi friend who has few options because she is a woman -- the story allows you to see and feel what it is to be virtually without hope and without help, to feel you have no one to rely on when you are desperately in need of help. It is a horrible experience but an amazing book. (  )1  alice443 | Nov 4, 2009 | The only one I had my husband read...such a challenge to have me forgive the death of Helen...done very well ( )1 philippa58 | Feb 5, 2009 | An incredible work. I think it's a very realistic and accurate of how a very simple event in an unfortunate's life can destroy so many lives with a rippling effect. In this instance, if only one person had acted a bit sooner, or a bit kinder, or a bit stronger, the tragic outcome could have been avoided. You can't place unequivocal blame here because everyone tried in their own misguided ways to help. My only complaint was that the why, as in why did the Blade choose Helen as the victim--was there a connection between him and the serial killer, was it a favor, or did it have nothing to do with him and Blade was settling his own score with Lynley himself? That why wasn't answered. (  ) debavp | Sep 15, 2008 | Una palla fritta mostruosa, che la paghino a parola? (  ) dalle8alle5 | Sep 13, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060545623, Hardcover)The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley's wife has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Even more horrifying is that the trigger was apparently pulled by a twelve-year-old boy. What were the circumstances that led to his final act of desperation? That story begins on the other side of London in rough North Kensington, where the virtually orphaned Campbell children are bounced from home to home. Fifteen-year-old Ness is headed for trouble as fast as her high-heeled boots will take her. Middle child Joel cares for the youngest, Toby, but something clearly isn't right with Toby. Before long, a local gang starts harassing Joel and threatening his brother. To protect his family, Joel ends up making a pact with the devil—a move that leads straight to the front doorstep of Thomas Lynley. The anatomy of a murder, the story of a family in crisis, What Came Before He Shot Her is a powerful and emotional novel, full of deep psychological insights, that only the incomparable Elizabeth George could write. Performed by Charles Keating (retrieved from Amazon Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:57:55 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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