We passed around another book by him last year. It was about crimes in a vinyard, where the body was discovered in a vat of wine. The book was 'the Critic'
Reclusive scientist washes ashore with no memory. In trying to find out who he is, and simultaneously his daughter looking for him, he awakens the big business forces against him. It ends with an Agatha Chrisitie everybody gathered together in one room scenario, then a shootout at the OK corrall, then the Cavalry arrives, and Nature rises up to wash away two baddies. Some unexplained things- Who killed the godfather, where did the suitcase of money in the loft come from?
A good concept - a serious message about the bee problem.
Reminiscent of Jason Bourne from the Robert Ludlum stories, an Amnesiac who keeps finding a bit about himself and his powers.
Mysterious wathcer, who is revealed at the end as the statistician member of the team. good one!
Second partner who is the bad guy suborned by money from the big bad business. What was Billy's motivation?
Why did third partner go to the remote lighthouse island to be killed by Billy?
A lovely big red herring in that he beleives himself to be the person whose ID he has found (who happens to be a colleague who died) and the daughter of this colleague doesn't recognize him. The Author deliberately set out to trick us with that?
Was Karen's godfather who gave her the letter early and was killed in a car crash accidentally killed or was it deliberate?
An enjoyable but irritating book was one comment. Not a deep read (Thank goodness for once)
Marks 7 and just a bit
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