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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780007184743
Edition: Abridged
Format: Abridged, Audiobook, CD
ISBN: 0007184743
Label: HarperCollins Audio
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Audio
Number Of Items: 5
Publication Date: January 01, 2005
Publisher: HarperCollins Audio
Studio: HarperCollins Audio
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Snow Falling on Cedars meets The Shipping News in this enthralling literary crime novel set in post World War II Long Island. Read by Kerry Shale. In the small town of Amagansett, perched on Long Island's windswept coast, generations have followed the same calling as their forefathers, fishing the dangerous Atlantic waters. Little has changed in the three centuries since white settlers drove the Montaukett Indians from the land. But for Conrad Labarde, a second-generation Basque immigrant recently returned from the Second World War, and his fellow fisherman Rollo Kemp, this stability is shattered when a beautiful New York socialite turns up dead in their nets. On the face of it, her death was accidental, but deputy police chief Tom Hollis -- an incomer from New York -- is convinced the truth lies in the intricate histories and family secrets of Amagansett's inhabitants. Meanwhile the enigmatic Labarde is pursuing his own investigation. In unravelling the mystery, this haunting and evocative novel captures a community whose way of life is disappearing, its demise hastened by war in Europe and the incursions of wealthy city dwellers in search of a playground.
Rating:
- Excellent
I left a copy of this book in an airport. I had to buy another copy in order to finish it. Loved the book.
Rating: - Highly recommended
This is a very atmospheric thriller set at the Eastern end of Long Island in the forties.
Mark Mills really draws the reader into the period, and the book has an almost cinematic quality to it (have I read Mills has worked in the film industry?).
The characters are well drawn and believable and the plot unfolds at a measured pace. The story doesn't flag at any time.
The main characters are a policeman and fisherman. Both are in search of the truth surrounding ... Read More
Rating: - Lots of delicious fish, PLUS a mystery
On the surface, this is a fairly straightforward murder mystery -- the story of what happens after Long Island fisherman Conrad Lebarde nets a dead girl while fishing just offshore. The incident is investigated by Deputy Chief Tom Hollis of the local police who, having arrived in town only a year earlier, is somewhat of an outsider, identifying neither with the fisher/farmer locals nor the rich townies who have recently made the place their playground. That juxtaposition -- locals vs. rich interloper ... Read More
Rating:
- A great summer read
So maybe it is because I finished this book on the beaches of Long Island that I was so pleased with it, but the fact remains that the author does an incredible job of painting the picture of Amagansett in the 40s. The character development and scenic descriptions are incredible. Once you get past the first 40-50 pages, you get most of the names straight and it is smooth sailing after that. A very good story, well told. A much better read than Atonement.
Rating: - Moody Mystery
Mark Mills' Amagansett features coastal long island as the setting in the post World War II era with a mixture of rich and poor characters that clash after a dead woman is pulled up in a fishing net. Conrad, the lead of the story, is a brooding veteran who serves as a powerful protagonist. The writing is fantastic, the mystery interesting, and this book is worth your time and money.
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The Whaleboat House
by: Mark Mills
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Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780007184743
Edition: Abridged
Format: Abridged, Audiobook, CD
ISBN: 0007184743
Label: HarperCollins Audio
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Audio
Number Of Items: 5
Publication Date: January 01, 2005
Publisher: HarperCollins Audio
Studio: HarperCollins Audio
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Snow Falling on Cedars meets The Shipping News in this enthralling literary crime novel set in post World War II Long Island. Read by Kerry Shale. In the small town of Amagansett, perched on Long Island's windswept coast, generations have followed the same calling as their forefathers, fishing the dangerous Atlantic waters. Little has changed in the three centuries since white settlers drove the Montaukett Indians from the land. But for Conrad Labarde, a second-generation Basque immigrant recently returned from the Second World War, and his fellow fisherman Rollo Kemp, this stability is shattered when a beautiful New York socialite turns up dead in their nets. On the face of it, her death was accidental, but deputy police chief Tom Hollis -- an incomer from New York -- is convinced the truth lies in the intricate histories and family secrets of Amagansett's inhabitants. Meanwhile the enigmatic Labarde is pursuing his own investigation. In unravelling the mystery, this haunting and evocative novel captures a community whose way of life is disappearing, its demise hastened by war in Europe and the incursions of wealthy city dwellers in search of a playground.
Average Rating:
Rating:
- ExcellentI left a copy of this book in an airport. I had to buy another copy in order to finish it. Loved the book.
Rating:
- Highly recommended This is a very atmospheric thriller set at the Eastern end of Long Island in the forties.
Mark Mills really draws the reader into the period, and the book has an almost cinematic quality to it (have I read Mills has worked in the film industry?).
The characters are well drawn and believable and the plot unfolds at a measured pace. The story doesn't flag at any time.
The main characters are a policeman and fisherman. Both are in search of the truth surrounding ... Read More
Rating:
- Lots of delicious fish, PLUS a mysteryOn the surface, this is a fairly straightforward murder mystery -- the story of what happens after Long Island fisherman Conrad Lebarde nets a dead girl while fishing just offshore. The incident is investigated by Deputy Chief Tom Hollis of the local police who, having arrived in town only a year earlier, is somewhat of an outsider, identifying neither with the fisher/farmer locals nor the rich townies who have recently made the place their playground. That juxtaposition -- locals vs. rich interloper ... Read More
Rating:
- A great summer readSo maybe it is because I finished this book on the beaches of Long Island that I was so pleased with it, but the fact remains that the author does an incredible job of painting the picture of Amagansett in the 40s. The character development and scenic descriptions are incredible. Once you get past the first 40-50 pages, you get most of the names straight and it is smooth sailing after that. A very good story, well told. A much better read than Atonement.
Rating:
- Moody MysteryMark Mills' Amagansett features coastal long island as the setting in the post World War II era with a mixture of rich and poor characters that clash after a dead woman is pulled up in a fishing net. Conrad, the lead of the story, is a brooding veteran who serves as a powerful protagonist. The writing is fantastic, the mystery interesting, and this book is worth your time and money.
Arts & Photography • Biographies & Memoirs • Business & Investing • Children's Books • Comics & Graphic Novels • Computers & Internet • Cooking, Food & Wine • Entertainment • Gay & Lesbian • Health, Mind & Body • History • Home & Garden • Law • Literature & Fiction • Medicine • Mystery & Thrillers • Nonfiction • Outdoors & Nature • Parenting & Families • Professional & Technical • Reference • Religion & Spirituality • Romance • Science • Science Fiction & Fantasy • Sports • Teens • Travel •
