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Narrado por:
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David Thorpe
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Mary Kelly
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1950s Staffordshire. Within the clay tanks at the pottery company Shentall's, a body has been found. Amid cries of industrial espionage and sabotage of this leader of the pottery industry, there is a case of bitter murder to solve for Inspector Hedley Nicholson.
Kelly's mystery won the CWA Gold Dagger Award in 1961 for its impeccable sense of place and detail, and for the emotional weight of its central crime. The novel is part of a shift from the cosiness of crime novels before to mysteries characterised by their psychological interest and affecting realism. An influential classic.
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Ejecución4 out of 5 stars
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- bookish
- 04-22-21
Good enough, not excellent
The unique setting of this novel is its most commendable feature. The plot gets sidetracked on a banal heterosexual love plot, which drains the vitality—and interest—of the narrative. It’s not a must-read, even for fans of older crime fiction. But the realistic factory setting is rare in the genre and it’s developed well, so the novel is not a categorical waste of time, either.
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- Blithe Alden
- 03-06-21
Great setting, intense psychological mystery
I was caught up in the fascinating business of the pottery factory in about 1960. There are two mysteries, both solved convincingly but with very different emotional weight. The end is wrenching but rings true.
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- wisconsinclark
- 04-09-22
Felt like required reading
I have been enjoying the classic series, so the background of this book made it a must read. If not for the outstanding reading by one of my favorite narrators, I would have returned it. All the elements of a good mystery were present, but I did not care for the main characters, so the entire book fell flat.
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