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Loading... Hand in Glove (original 1992; edition 1993)by Robert Goddard
Work InformationHand in Glove by Robert Goddard (1992)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. It pains me to have to warn you off Hand in Glove if you’ve never read one of Goddard's books. If you make this your first one you might not come back for more and that would be a shame since he’s written much stronger, more cohesive books. From a set-up perspective, this one falls much like his others, the protagonists are drawn into a situation with far-reaching repercussions and they basically have to go it alone with very little help from police. There’s a long-buried mystery and flashes to the past, but unfortunately this time that mystery was too obscure and even long-lost letters and literary fraud couldn’t save it. There’s too much back and forth, too many characters and I didn’t find any of those characters to be particularly interesting. Oh well, every book can’t be perfect and I’m glad this one was a library sale fifty-center. It's a couple of years since I last read a Goddard and this book is one of his classics. All his books seem to flit across several locations, mainly rural UK ones, and have a wide variety of characters (albeit that many are predictable and cliche-ridden). His research is immaculate and in this book the Spanish Civil War is a big part of the story. The book inspired me to fill in the few Goddard gaps in my library. no reviews | add a review
Tristram Abberley was an acclaimed English poet of the 1930s whose legendary reputation was sealed when he died fighting for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. Nearly fifty years later, his sister Beatrix is brutally murdered in her seaside cottage. Her family are stunned by the crime - especially Beatrix's niece, Charlotte Ladram. But Charlotte has little time to mourn her aunt as fifty years of secrets begin to unravel. Beatrix is the victim of a dark conspiracy, one that her loved ones are powerless to defeat. A harrowing quest for answers begins, one that uncovers a shocking tale of wartime greed and treachery, and a vendetta seemingly without end... No library descriptions found.
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This novel was very well plotted and written. Just when you think you know what's coming, something completely unexpected happens. This occurs over and over. The novel was exciting all through; I felt nothing was boring. The showdown with the kidnappers of Charlotte's niece in Spain was chilling. The novel was as much a thriller as a mystery. It was absolutely gripping reading. ( )