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Francis Cherry #4
Cassandra Bell
224 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1981
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Peter Van Greenaway
21 books6 followersPeter Van Greenaway was a British novelist, the author of numerous thrillers with elements of horror and satire.
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November 10, 2020
I agree with an earlier comment that this falls into the category of mysteries/crime novels with a slight supernatural tinge. Stylistically, it reminds me of Nicholas Freeling, in that I had often to re-read sentences to understand what van Greenaway was saying. This is particularly the case where the subject of a sentence is something abstract.
This is also a very clever novel, with some very clever imitations of Nostradamus-like quatrains. The book assumes an educated and literate reader and makes no concessions to those that are not.
Overall, I thought this book was terrific and I strongly recommend it.
This is also a very clever novel, with some very clever imitations of Nostradamus-like quatrains. The book assumes an educated and literate reader and makes no concessions to those that are not.
Overall, I thought this book was terrific and I strongly recommend it.
May 18, 2019
Quite unusual and obscure stuff. Very idiosyncratic style. For those who like odd detective stories with more than a whiff of the supernatural.
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