All the Colors of Darkness by Peter Robinson Book Review
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Published on 02/28/2009
What does Orthello have to do with this mystery? You will be surprised how clever Peter Robinson is when it comes to writing this novel!
Four young schoolboys discover a body hanging from an oak tree. The man is
identified as Mark Hardcastle who is employed as a set designer for the Eastvale
Theatre.
Detective Annie Cabbot and Chief Inspector Alan Banks are
involved in the investigation. They soon discover that everyone liked Mark.
During the investigation, another body is discovered and this one is identified
as Mark’s lover, Laurence Silbert. Laurence had been brutally beaten to
death.
Everyone, at first, believed Mark’s death to be a suicide. Now
that his lover had been murdered is there something more to Mark’s death? Could
it have been a simple case of jealousy? Did the two of them have a fight? Was
one planning to leave? Did Mark beat his lover to death and hang himself out of
guilt?
Whatever the answer, Annie and Detective Banks were not willing to
accept suicide as an answer. Are they able to solve this case?
One of the
things that really impressed me is the very descriptive language Peter Robinson
uses in writing this novel. He makes the reader feel like they are right there
as part of the story. He does an excellent job of setting the stage for the
reader, gives them bits and pieces to help fill in the clues and lets them put
it together in their mind. This novel has some interesting surprises and if
readers are familiar with Orthello they will surely appreciate reading this
book. You will discover that Peter Robinson is a very clever writer.
Reviewed by:
Nancy Eaton
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