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Loading... Dry Bones (original 2006; edition 2012)by Peter May (Author), Simon Vance (Narrator), Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher)
Work InformationExtraordinary People by Peter May (2006)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Even though the 'treasure hunt' style of mystery isn't my thing, really, I will likely continue reading these as we have them all on hand and Enzo and his personal life will probably draw me along. My spousal unit loved them-to me the level of detail is more than necessary, even a bit tedious at times but certainly if you went into the catacombs beneath Paris following his directions you'd probably make it back out. And I spent lots of time looking up this church and that town, etcetera. I guess I like a bit more mystery in my mysteries? ***1/2 ( ) Enzo McLeod investigates the cold case of a senior civil servant who disappeared 10 years ago. He finds his skull in a box of objects which are clues to the location of the rest of his body. DNF. The puzzles leading to the locations of the dismembered body were fun but 2/3 of the way through I realised I had no interest in the events and characters. An interesting mix of Scots forensic investigator solving a french crime. This book takes you through an interesting tour of parts of France and specifically Paris, taking in the catacombs, it gives a realistic view of french life (as far as I can tell), and introduces some interesting characters that I look forward to seeing further into the series. The story has nice twists and red herrings and roles along quickly. On a bet, Enzo MacLeod agrees to look into a ten-year-old disappearance, thinking he might be able to solve it using new technology. This is the early 2000s so he has DNA and the Internet at his disposal. It reads like a non-religious Dan Brown book as he runs around France digging up clues (and bones). I love Mr. May's Lewis trilogy and his other Scottish books. Unfortunately, the plot here was somewhat simplistic in that solutions to improbable clues came too easily. The villain proved easy to determine if you follow the Checkov's gun principle. The characters are okay but the writing has some flaws. I'm willing to cut Mr. May some slack based on his Scottish books, but I find it hard to believe a man who's lived in France for twenty years never heard of the Paris catacombs. Also, I don't mind sex scenes but the ones in this book should be contenders in the #menwritingwomen subreddit, especially when it comes to Nicole's jiggling breasts. Anyway, it's an okay airport/beach sort of read, but I think I'll go back to Mr. May's other series. no reviews | add a review
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HTML: What happened to Jacques Gaillard? The brilliant teacher at the Ã?cole Nationale d'Administration, who trained some of France's best and brightest as future prime ministers and presidents, vanished ten years ago, presumably from Paris. This ten-year-old mystery inspires a betâ??one that Enzo Macleod, a biologist teaching in Toulouse, France, instead of pursuing a brilliant career in forensics back home in Scotland, can ill afford to lose. The wager is that Enzo can find out what happened to Jacques Gaillard by applying new science to a cold case. Enzo goes to Paris to meet journalist Roger Raffin, the author of a book on seven celebrated unsolved murders, the assumption being that Gaillard is dead. He needs Raffin's notes, and armed with these, he begins his quest. It quickly has him touring landmarks such as the Paris catacombs and a château in Champagne, digging up relics and bones. Then Enzo finds the actual head of Jacques Gaillard. The artifacts buried with the skull set him to interpreting the clues they provide and following in someone's footstepsâ??maybe more than one someoneâ??seeking the rest of Gaillard's remains and reviewing some ancient and recent history. As with any quest, it's as much discovery as detection, and Enzo, despite all his missteps, proves to be an ace investigator, scientific and intuitive, who definitely meets hi No library descriptions found. |
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