I have now read three novels written by Anne Emery, each set in a different historical context or place. All three have been good reads and interestinI have now read three novels written by Anne Emery, each set in a different historical context or place. All three have been good reads and interesting novels. In this latest, Counted Among the Dead, Emery returns to her Collins and Burke series in a historical mystery set in Halifax, Nova Scotia of 1917 and 1993.
to be continued…
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I was very pleased to receive an ARC of Angel of Vengeance after reading The Cabinet of Doctor Leng last year. That book ended abruptly, leaving the PI was very pleased to receive an ARC of Angel of Vengeance after reading The Cabinet of Doctor Leng last year. That book ended abruptly, leaving the Pendergast series characters stranded in New York City of 1881 as Constance Green continues her very personal battle against Dr. Leng with Pendergast and D’Agosta joining her fight.
In the Angel of Vengeance, there is intricate planning, vicious fighting, some nifty trickery, and so much evil, more than I’ve seen in these books for a while. But that would be true if Dr. Leng were present, wouldn’t it, as he seems a personification of evil in the series.
Definitely recommended for those who have followed the Pendergast series all these years, with the eerie stories of Constance Green, Dr. Leng’s cabinet of curiosities and his wish to extend life. Everything comes to its boiling point here.
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This collection of often subtly interconnected stories is set in the New England area over three centuries, 1700 to contemporary times. Taking naturalThis collection of often subtly interconnected stories is set in the New England area over three centuries, 1700 to contemporary times. Taking natural settings as their primary features, many are set by the ocean on Nantucket, on Cape Cod, by the sea in Maine, in the Canadian Maritimes, others in the deep forests of Maine or small rural towns. The titular story is of two young men who travel through rural Maine shortly after the First World War finding and recording local people who sing handed down folk music. These are recorded on wax cylinders which are discovered in a later story.
There are stories of families forming or breaking apart, of friendship of anger, even of hatred. There is also the beauty of the land. The connections that the author weaves between stories is done quietly, often beautifully. I will look for more from him.
Recommended for story readers.
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