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The Greenland Party Tom East

The Greenland Party By Tom East

The Greenland Party by Tom East

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Summary

In remote East Greenland, Harry, a retired policeman with a drink problem, finds the naked body of a woman encased in ice. He assists in the investigation but soon realises the crucial hours in his memory are lost in a fog of alcohol. Is he in the clear himself?

The Greenland Party Summary

The Greenland Party: A Mystery Story by Tom East

This novel is a 78,000-word 'whodunit', set in and around Vatsaaq, a small settlement in East Greenland. 'The Greenland Party' is used in two senses. It is the name the tour party gives itself. It also becomes that of the frenetic drinking bout on the night when a murder takes place. Harry Lanier, a forcibly 'retired' policeman from the UK, is out walking near Vatsaaq, with Lars Erikssen, the Danish tour guide and local part-time policeman. They make a horrifying discovery. This is the body of Essie Smith, a member of 'the Greenland Party', attached to a block of ice. This starts a train of events that turns a 'dream holiday' into a nightmare. Weather conditions prevent the full-time detective flying in and Lars undertakes the preliminary investigation. He is assisted by Harry. Early signs point to Nanoq, a local man, as the murderer. Harry insists things cannot be so straightforward. His relationships with everyone, including his wife Vonnie and Lars, become strained. Harry's own memory of the night is lost in a blur of alcohol. Is he in the clear himself?

The Greenland Party Reviews

I do believe that, in point of rigour, detective fiction is superior to mainstream fiction. All its elements - setting, plot, characters, etc. - need to strictly obey the rules of logic, and allow authors only to play a game of chess against themselves. Unlike mainstream fiction, where there's rarely enough narrative balance and coherence for a reader that wants more from a book than pure entertainment or intellectual headaches (see postmodernist writings, for instance). ;Tom East's recent whodunit - The Greenland Party - does justice to the genre, starting with the setting, Greenland, an exotic place for many of us, which gives the author the chance to mention in passing some of the most attractive sites and also provide information about the island; continuing with the suspenseful plot and counterplots, full of ingenious twists and turns; and ending with the characters - a more or less funny picture of the British (group of tourists), each with his/her own idiosyncrasies, as opposed to the harsh locals, both Greenland natives and Danish.;While most of today's detective novels place dialogue above everything else, East's novel manages to keep the balance, alternating it with descriptive passages (which I'd say are the hardest to write) that put meat on the bones of the book and thus make it more valuable, and, why not, cinematic. Also worth mentioning is the way in which the suspicion of murder moves, credibly, from one character to another, like in the best of classics. ;As I was reading it, The Greenland Party reminded me of Arnaldur Indridason's and Peter Hoeg's novels. What better company could one wish for?;PETRU IAMANDI on GOODREADS

About Tom East

The latest publication from Tom East is the ELDRITCH novel, THE KA OF STEPHEN CHARLES. This is now available. Thirteen books are currently available in paperback from TOM EAST or as eBooks. Apart from the latest, these include the controversial novel THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO St JUDAS and the unsparing non-fiction of LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE, about recovery from two brain haemorrhages, Earlier Tom was the writer of many works of fiction, commercial features, essays, reviews, 'other prose' and poetry. He was also the author of six (print) books. He was born in London, although of Welsh family and has lived in Wales for many years. Still available as paperback and ebook are THE EVE OF ST ELIGIUS, THE GREENLAND PARTY, TOMMY'S WAR: July 1914, SCENES FROM SEASONS, THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT VERSE BRIGADE, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST JUDAS, LYRICS, POLEMICS AND POETICS, WISH MAN'S WOOD, A FIFTIES' CHILDHOOD, LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE, WHY WRITE HAIKU? and THE LOWELL LETTERS

Table of Contents

The Greenland Party Chapter 1: The Ice Queen Sunday, 28th August, 1994, Vatsaaq 13 Chapter 2: The Greenland Party Saturday, 13th August, 1994, Keflavik Airport 21 Chapter 3: Nanoq Sunday, 28th August, 1994, Vatsaaq 31 Chapter 4: Unwanted Help Monday, 29th August, 1994, Vatsaaq 111 Chapter 5: The Welcome Breakfast Tuesday, 30th August, 1994, Vatsaaq 153 Chapter 6: Morning Tryst Wednesday, 31st August, 1994, Vatsaaq 215 Chapter 7: Manhunt Thursday, 1st September, 1994, Vatsaaq 235

Additional information

GOR011262587
9781916494244
1916494242
The Greenland Party: A Mystery Story by Tom East
Tom East
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Benybont Books
2019-01-21
308
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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