
Death Has Deep Roots
British Library Crime Classic
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Narrated by:
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Gordon Griffin
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By:
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Michael Gilbert
At the Central Criminal Court, an eager crowd awaits the trial of Victoria Lamartine, an active participant in the Resistance during the war. She is now employed at the Family Hotel in Soho, where Major Eric Thoseby has been found murdered. The cause of death? A stabbing reminiscent of techniques developed by the Maquisards.
While the crime is committed in England, its roots are buried in a vividly depicted wartime France. Thoseby is believed to have fathered Lamartine's child, and the prosecution insist that his death is revenge for his abandonment of Lamartine and her arrest by the Gestapo. A last-minute change in Lamartine's defence counsel grants solicitor Nap Rumbold just eight days to prove her innocence.
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Martin Gilbert writes so well and the plot was so well crafted. This classic British mystery is halfway to the more modern thriller as well as having one foot in the somewhat cozy British mystery world where you know what to expect and can relax into the old Britain milieu. The book is sophisticated and wry, enjoyable for readers like me who have listened to all of ECR Lorac and similar and are searching for an enthralling listen without gory violence and with intelligent truth seekers roaming the English and, in this case, French countryside. Great find.
Intriguing Courtroom Drama and Post-WWII Thriller
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All the little details of the processecution and the defense
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In my experience – two novels and a collection of short stories – Michael Gilbert has yet to disappoint. And the same goes for the incomparable Gordon Griffin at the mic.
Half Courtroom Drama, Half Thriller
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Great story teller!
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A Delightful Suspense Story
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Absorbing period drama
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Interesting twists
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Started well then went off the rails
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Incredibly dry and misogynistic even for the time
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