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Tuesday, August 5, 2014
The Graving Dock by Gabriel Cohen
32. – 442.) The Graving Dock by Gabriel Cohen – Cohen
returns with a new Jack Leightner mystery 6 years after the very good Red Hook. The body of a young boy in a
coffin washes up in Brooklyn. Jack is
frustrated as the numerous detectives assigned to the case cannot even
determine the child’s identity. Pursuing slender leads Jack finds an
unconnected murder on the abandoned Governor’s Island
to have a connection to the boy in the box. (It is amazing that the same island
was part of the plot in Killer Heat
which I read in June.) At the same time Jack has been struggling to find the
right moment to propose to his girlfriend, Michelle Wilber. Set in late 2001
the spectre of 9/11 overlies all activities in New York. The plot
gracefully weaves a determined investigation with a real relationship. Cohen
skillfully uses the locale of the Red Hook area in Brooklyn
to enhance the story. It is a rich complex novel that happens to be a mystery.
I hope we do not have to wait another 6 years for the next in the series.
Hardcover. (Aug. 5/08)
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There have been two further Jack Leightner books since I read The Graving Dock but alas I have not read them.
I haven't read this author's books, although I've heard of him for years.
Visitation Street is fantastic, lots of character development and interesting characters at that. Much of the book is about how people relate to each other in a community, protect each other. This book shows some of the real poverty in areas of Brooklyn.
32. – 442.) The Graving Dock by Gabriel Cohen – Cohen
returns with a new Jack Leightner mystery 6 years after the very good Red Hook. The body of a young boy in a
coffin washes up in
Bill, this sounds like a very interesting mystery although I'm trying to fit the story to the rather intriguing title.
ReplyDeletePrashant: Thanks for the comment. I think you will have to read the book to put it together.
DeleteBill - I'm very glad you enjoyed this one. The setting sounds just right for the story, and what a solid premise! Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteMargot: Thanks for the comment. In posting the review I realized I need to go read more in the series.
DeleteThat sounds interesting - I recently read Visitation St by Ivy Pochoda, which was also set in Brooklyn, and that piqued my interest in the area.
ReplyDeleteMoira: Thanks for the comment. I have read few books set in Brooklyn. It seems most mysteries are in Manhattan.
DeleteI haven't read this author's books, although I've heard of him for years.
ReplyDeleteVisitation Street is fantastic, lots of character development and interesting characters at that. Much of the book is about how people relate to each other in a community, protect each other. This book shows some of the real poverty in areas of Brooklyn.
Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment and your endorsement with Moira of Visitation Street.
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