
Ice Trap
فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2008
نویسنده
Pete Bradburyناشر
Recorded Books, Inc.شابک
9781436116923
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی

October 8, 2007
At the start of Sewell's intriguing if uneven debut, Dafydd Woodruff, a surgeon in present-day Cardiff, Wales, receives a letter from a 13-year-old girl claiming to be his daughter and to have a twin brother. Flashback 14 years to Moose Creek, a tiny outpost in Canada's Northwest Territories, where Dafydd took a year-long post to clear his conscience after botching the surgery of a young boy in Wales. In that isolated community, Dafydd met Sheila Hailey, an acerbic head nurse, who would later accuse him of fathering her twins. Predictably, Dafydd returns to Moose Creek after learning that the DNA test he demanded proves he's the father of Sheila's children. In his bumbling efforts to unearth the truth about the past, the empathetic Dafydd stumbles on long-buried town secrets. Despite her unusual locale and a strong supporting cast, Sewell is less sure at creating suspense, often stretching out moments of little narrative importance and skimming over others that later prove vital. Still, readers will find this first novel, which was shortlisted for the CWA's New Blood Dagger Award, compulsively readable.

To avoid facing a tragic medical error, Welsh surgeon Dafydd Woodruff flees civilization for Moose Creek, in the Canadian subarctic. After a brief stint in the frozen wilderness, Dafydd returns home. Thirteen years later, a letter arrives claiming he is the father of teenaged twins. Despite DNA evidence to the contrary, Dafydd vehemently denies ever having been intimate with their mother. Pete Bradbury's narration is engaging, offering smooth time shifts between 1992 and 2006, an assortment of original personalities, and a strong sense of place. Bradbury's Welsh accent is completely convincing. Dafydd's troubled thoughts and emotions ring true as he struggles to uncover the mystery locked in an icy past. Strong writing and a compelling narration make this an involving listen. S.J.H. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
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