Before the Poison, Peter Robinson
Before the Poison, Peter Robinson
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Before the Poison
A Novel

Author: Peter Robinson

Narrator: Susan Lyons, Toby Lennet Moore

Unabridged: 13 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 02/21/2012

Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Peter Robinson comes this mesmerizing story-within-a-story about a man pulled into a murder from the past—and his quest to uncover the truth.Quietly reeling from the death of his beloved wife, Chris Lowndes decides to return to the Yorkshire Dales after twenty-five successful years spent in Hollywood composing film scores. He purchases Kilnsgate House, a charming old mansion deep in the country, but something about the place disturbs him. His unease intensifies when he learns Kilnsgate was once the scene of a sensational murder. More than fifty years earlier, prominent doctor Ernest Arthur Fox was poisoned there, allegedly by his beautiful and much younger wife, Grace, who was subsequently tried, condemned, and hanged for the crime.His curiosity piqued, Chris decides to investigate, and the more he discovers, the more convinced he becomes of Grace's innocence. Despite warnings to leave it be, his quest for the truth is soon leading him through dark shadows of the past . . . and into a strange web of secrets that lie perilously close to the present.A complex, multi-layered thriller, Before the Poison is one of Peter Robinson’s most brilliant novels—and one readers won’t soon forget. “A gripping tale that brings to mind not only old-time Hollywood but also British ‘golden age’ storytelling in the Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier tradition.”—Wall Street Journal
 

About Peter Robinson

One of the world’s most popular and acclaimed writers, Peter Robinson was the bestselling, award-winning author of the DCI Banks series. He also wrote two short-story collections and three stand-alone novels, which combined have sold more than ten million copies around the world. Among his many honors and prizes were the Edgar Award, the CWA (UK) Dagger in the Library Award, and the Swedish Crime Writers’ Academy Martin Beck Award.

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Goodreads review by Thomas

A long-time expat buys a large house in his native Yorkshire following the death of his wife. The plan is to compose a classical piece of music (as opposed to film scores that has been his livelihood) in his semi-retirement. With lots of time to spare, he finds out that the house was the location of......more

Goodreads review by Nancy

I thoroughly enjoy the "Inspector Banks" series. I have mixed feelings about this one. The characters simply do not ring "true". The storyline is very interesting in those sections dealing with Grace Fox, but Chris seems a sort of a "milk toast" type. The character of Chris is the problem for me. I h......more

Goodreads review by Mihaela

Mă așteptam la un roman polițist tipic, dar a fost mai mult un roman al regăsirii. Interesant finalul și chiar surprinzător. Este povestea unei crime și a unei execuții misterioase care își găsesc adevăratul mobil după 60 de ani de la întâmplare lor.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel

I picked this book up because of its cover and its vintage mystery-sounding plot. The plot itself was fine (except for a few of the subplots, which I’ll get to later) but the main character and the bland writing makes it impossible to give this more than 3 stars, and I found while writing the review......more

Goodreads review by Gloria

Diverting his attention from the popular and successful Inspector Banks series, the author has written a murder mystery of a different genre. Instead of a police procedural, he has undertaken to use a variety of literary devices to unravel the truth behind a death that took place sixty years ago. It......more

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