A Dark Matter
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A Dark Matter
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Seslendiren:
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Sarah Barron
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Yazan:
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Doug Johnstone
Meet the Skelfs: well-known Edinburgh family, proprietors of a long-established funeral-home business, and private investigators....
When patriarch Jim dies, it's left to his wife Dorothy, daughter Jenny and granddaughter Hannah to take charge of both businesses, kicking off an unexpected series of events. Dorothy discovers mysterious payments to another woman, suggesting that Jim wasn't the husband she thought he was.
Hannah's best friend Mel has vanished from university, and the simple adultery case that Jenny takes on leads to something far darker than any of them could have imagined. As the women struggle to come to terms with their grief, and the demands of the business threaten to overwhelm them, secrets from the past emerge, which change everything....
©2020 Doug Johnstone (P)2020 Isis Publishing LtdSeriye devam et
The question is whether the story fully exploits that amazing setup and although I enjoyed it I'm not quite convinced that it did so fully. There's a fair amount of feminist sexual politics in there that I was starting to find a little overdone but I *think* Johnstone was boxing clever here. While his female leads who covered three generations of the Skelf family were pretty free with their thoughts of predatory men and similar the author countered that with a balance of good and bad characters of both sexes. There was no falling into the trap of mirroring those views with a completely predictable set of characters. An interesting approach.
The narration by Sarah Barron is really decent quality and I enjoyed her performance from start to finish making this a decent package and a credible opening to what I believe is to be a series. For those who like a bit of genuine dark noir with a decidedly female perspective, it's a worthwhile purchase. If you're squeamish about the process of dealing with dead bodies though, then as you might expect, this won't be a comfortable listen!
Death and Sexual Politics!
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Another great story incorporating the local Edinburgh scene. Sarah also does a great job of telling the story. Your latest is a welcomed release and this kept me sane while painting my fence in the past few days in lockdown.
I can imagine you have another plot for these women, already bubbling away in your head. Keep up the good work.
Great story with twists and turns all the way.
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Love Doug Johnstone's books
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Too graphic on the work of funeral directors
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Brilliant
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