Chief Inspector Barnaby Novels: A Ghost in the Machine (Paperback)

from ann42na

Excellent construction by Graham, theatical tale

from smik

In the village of Forbes Abbot, Dennis Brinkley is the subject of much local gossip as he collects replicas of old war-weapons and torture devices of varying sizes. Paradoxically, one of the collector's war machines crushes him to death. The villagers believe that a freak accident occurred, but h...

from bohemima

There are six intertwined stories here, involving fraud, murder, psychics, and family relationships. At first the reader has difficulty keeping the characters straight, but Graham's uses dense plotting to pull everything together. The murder of a man who collects full-scale models of medieval isn...

from Hanneri

This was a very long book with little action, in fact it was way too long. The plot involves investments and stock market trading but the technical terms used are not explained so it is difficult to know what's going on. I loved the character in the TV, but not so much in the book. Probably good ...