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A Finer End

by Deborah Crombie

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Series: Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James (7)

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Scotland Yard Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his partner Sergeant Gemma James return in another spellbinding novel of mysteriesâ??one contemporary, one ancientâ??an investigation that will challenge them personally and professionally as no case ever has. From the award-winning author of the acclaimed Kissed a Sad Goodbye...

A FINER END

When Duncan Kincaidâ??s cousin Jack calls from Glastonbury to ask for his help on a rather unusual matter, Duncan welcomes the chance to spend a relaxing weekend outside of London with Gemmaâ??but relaxation isnâ??t on the agenda. Glastonbury is revered as the site of an ancient abbey, the mythical burial place of King Arthur and Guinevere, and a source of strong druid power. Jack has no more than a passing interest in its historyâ??until he comes across an extraordinary chronicle almost a thousand years old. The record reveals something terrible and bloody shattered the abbeyâ??s peace long agoâ??knowledge that will spark violence that reaches into the present. Soon it is up to Duncan and Gemma to find the truth the local police cannot see. But no one envisions the peril that lies aheadâ??or that there is more at stake than
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mystery set at Glastonbury
  ritaer | Jun 24, 2021 |
When I stay up reading three hours after going to bed, it pretty much means it's going to be a five-star review. :) Although I did figure out what was going on in this one, it didn't diminish my enjoyment of the story. The setting and plot were very intriguing, and I loved the character dynamics. On to the next in the series! ( )
  sdramsey | Dec 14, 2020 |
Jack Montfort, ein Architekt aus Glastonbury, glaubt nicht an Übersinnliches. Umso überraschter ist er, als er eines Tages in einer fremden Handschrift geheimnisvolle Botschaften niederzuschreiben beginnt. Jack vertraut sich seiner Freundin Winnie an. Um die beiden bildet sich allmählich ein Kreis von Interessierten, die versuchen, die Botschaften zu entschlüsseln. Als ein Mordversuch auf Winnie verübt wird, bittet Jack seinen Cousin Superintendent Duncan Kincaid um Hilfe. Kurz nachdem Kincaid und Sergeant Gemma James in Glastonbury eintreffen, wird eine Frau aus der Gruppe um Jack ermordet. Der Schlüssel zur Tat scheint in der Vergangenheit zu liegen. Aber auch dem Rätsel um die geheimnisvollen Botschaften kommt die Gruppe langsam näher … (Verlagstext)
  Fredo68 | May 14, 2020 |
Not my favorite of this series. I don't care for the more mystic elements here - at least not in a series that is otherwise grounded in reality. I also found myself well and truly annoyed by the developments in the relationship between Duncan and Gemma. Not so much by what happens, but by how that all goes down, and particularly by the lack of communication between them. I'm growing tired of how each move forward in their relationship seems to happen by accident, or under stress, or due to some other outside force. Can't two people just love each other and choose to be together? ( )
1 vote duchessjlh | Dec 2, 2019 |
Each book in Crombie's series becomes richer, more complex and engaging, and moving.

This one about a tourist town with the attraction of Glastonbury's Abbey, with its medieval history of monks, music, power plays and violence, as well the raw forbidding tangible pull of the Tor is utilized as background for a modern day mystery of pregnancy, love, fear and spirituality.

The book's focus on the search for documentation of the old compelling church chants brought to mind Louis Penny's The Beautiful Mystery about a monastery and its music.

It was a pleasure meeting excellent characters Jack, Winnie, Faith and Nick.

Good read.
  Bookish59 | Nov 21, 2019 |
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Crombie, Deborahprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Books, RecordedPublishersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Crichton, AnneTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jäger, AndreasTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sterlin, JennyNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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Imagination is a great gift, a Divine power of the mind,
and may be trained and educated to create
and to receive only that which is true.
Frederick Bligh Bond,
from The Gate of Remembrance
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For my mother, who has always believed in me.
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The shadows crept into Jack Montfort's small office, filling the corners with a comfortable dimness.
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Scotland Yard Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his partner Sergeant Gemma James return in another spellbinding novel of mysteriesâ??one contemporary, one ancientâ??an investigation that will challenge them personally and professionally as no case ever has. From the award-winning author of the acclaimed Kissed a Sad Goodbye...

A FINER END

When Duncan Kincaidâ??s cousin Jack calls from Glastonbury to ask for his help on a rather unusual matter, Duncan welcomes the chance to spend a relaxing weekend outside of London with Gemmaâ??but relaxation isnâ??t on the agenda. Glastonbury is revered as the site of an ancient abbey, the mythical burial place of King Arthur and Guinevere, and a source of strong druid power. Jack has no more than a passing interest in its historyâ??until he comes across an extraordinary chronicle almost a thousand years old. The record reveals something terrible and bloody shattered the abbeyâ??s peace long agoâ??knowledge that will spark violence that reaches into the present. Soon it is up to Duncan and Gemma to find the truth the local police cannot see. But no one envisions the peril that lies aheadâ??or that there is more at stake than

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