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1828: Sydney is a city built on the backs of exiled convicts. But in a colony of criminals, how do you narrow down the list of suspects when a murderer is on the rampage?
Nicodemus Dunne was a London policeman. After being deported on trumped up charges of assault, he now makes his living in New South Wales as a running patterer, spreading the news of the day by word of mouth. Confronted with a series of gruesome and horribly inventive murders, the governor seeks out Dunne for his investigative skills and his ability to infiltrate all levels of society.
With each mutilated body, the murderer has left clues for Dunne to decipher. Can he put the pieces of the puzzle together and catch his elusive quarry without becoming prey himself?
- Sales Rank: #3281042 in Books
- Published on: 2010-12-07
- Released on: 2010-12-07
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .90" w x 5.10" l, .56 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 322 pages
About the Author
Robin Adair is a veteran journalist working out of Sydney, and a lifelong student of colonial history. This is his first novel.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
great historical mystery
By A Customer
In 1828 in New South Wales, a soldier relieving himself of the drink he imbibed at the pub is murdered. Soon afterward, Governor Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling receives an ominous short rhyme with the implication more will die. Darling, based on advice from the police chief Captain Francis Rossi, orders former Bow St. Runner Nicodemus Dunne to investigate. Nic points out he is a patterer reading the news to people and no longer a detective ever since he was exiled for protecting a little girl from the excess assault of soldiers
Nic uncovers all sorts of secrets from local residents, but none connect to the killer who has murdered again. However, his efforts to identify the culprit lead to the predator identifying him as a threat. With little help from the military who believe he acted wrongly saving the child, Nic knows he goes it alone. Of course his efforts lead him to meet Reverend Halloran and his delightful protégé seamstress Rachel Dormin who he likes but fears his attraction could harm her.
Death and the Running Patterer is a great historical mystery, in which armchair travelers will feel they reside in 1828 in New South Wales amidst exiled criminals, some free people, the soldiers, and the Aborigine. In many ways, the setting steals the show as Robin Adair provides a vivid look at society in the penal colony. Nic is a terrific lead protagonist who diligently works the investigation though he knows the military officers for the most part scorn his action back in England and that the felons loathe him also. Fans will appreciate this strong whodunit in Australia. The early nineteenth century comes alive with Nic's probe.
Harriet Klausner
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
History without a Good Mystery
By J. Avellanet
As an historical novel, Death and the Running Patterer: A Curious Murder Mystery by Robin Adair provides the reader a nice glimpse of Australia in the early 1800s. As a mystery, however, the book is sorely lacking.
It is, without question, a mystery as to who is committing the various murders throughout the book and why, but unfortunately, in terms of being able to undertake the classic - and for many whodunit fans, enjoyable - race to out-think the investigating protagonist and at least guess who the murderer might be before the main character hits upon it ... well forget it. Not only are there zero clues available as to the final murderer, but even as I read the murderer's confession scene, I kept thinking, "No, this has to be some sort of farce to force the real murderer to stand up." Sadly, it is not a trick, and in order to explain all the deaths and the rationales, the murderer's confession goes on for three chapters.
Yes, that's right - a three chapter confession. Three chapters are required to explain why the murderer did it all because until that moment, through 46 chapters, the reader is not provided a single insight as to who, how, and why.
Instead, the reader is treated to such helpful clues as: "So Captain Rossi, in exchange for the recent secret Dunne had discovered truthfully answered the question that Dunne could, and should, have asked days earlier" (pp. 197-198). Now, the reader does not learn the "the recent secret" until the murderer's confession ten chapters later. Nor does the reader learn the question that Dunne could, and should, have asked.
Another "clue" comes later, "The Spanish doctor now spoke clearly to him. And his message was breathtaking, confirming all of Dunne's suspicions" (pp. 230-231). That's it. No explanation beyond that. No more about what Dunne suddenly understood, what his suspicions were, nothing. Until the book's end, of course, when he confronts the murderer just before the three chapter confession.
Thus, to consider this book as a mystery is to do disservice to the whole genre, from Poe forward. The only mystery is why the author made the types of mistakes that any Fiction Writing 101 class would have caught.
As an historical novel that just happens to have a sidebar of a murderer on the loose, then the book stands up a bit better - and it's why I gave the book 2 stars rather than just one. The main protagonist is a "patterer" - someone who memorizes the local papers and then repeats various stories (for a fee) to the mostly illiterate population that made up Sydney, Australia in 1828. The book is full of descriptions, characters and explanations of Australian life, customs, culture, and society in Sydney - at least the European portions thereof (the Aboriginal characters are few and play only a peripheral role).
That said, the historical part of the book tends to sway back and forth between a novel and an actual historical account and explanation. In other words, the protagonist explains various points of Australian life to the reader throughout, digressing away from the story and the reader's fictive dream into an explanatory paragraph or two about something, reminiscent of a digression one might find in a news article about some event in a faraway region.
Being able to sustain the fictive dream is essential to a good historical NOVEL, just as an providing information and subtle clues is essential to a good MYSTERY. Unfortunately, the lack of either dooms Death and the Running Patterer: A Curious Murder Mystery by Robin Adair to be a second-rate book ... at best.
If you must read this book, then wait until it's in the bargain bin, at a used bookstore, or in your local library. Spend your monies on the much, much better fare out there - including, if you're tastes run to Australia, Gunshot Road: An Emily Tempest Investigation.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Pedantic
By Barbarino
I was really looking forward to reading this novel, I thought the premise sounded like it would make an interesting and exciting mystery.
Nicodemus Dunne was a Bow Street Runner before he found himself deported to Australia as a convict. Now he makes his living as a running patterer, reading the newspapers to a variety of customers who pay for his services. Because of his experience investigating crime the governor has asked for Dunne's assistance discovering who's responsible for the recent murder of a soldier. Before Dunne can examine the body of the victim the murderer has committed another crime. As Dunne makes inquiries regarding the mysterious note that was sent to the governor the bodies pile up.
This book was not my cup of tea. I didn't care for the style of writing, the constant explanation of seemingly every bit of interesting history incorporated into the story only served to stall the story itself and irritate the reader. For example on page 163 the author fills us in on the history of the stethoscope, page 167 offers details on the brisky, a large horse drawn vehicle, page 173 gives us details on false teeth and page 184 illuminates the origin of the slang word 'tup'. One of the things I love most about reading historical fiction is learning little tid bits just like the ones this author incorporated into his story. Unfortunately the technique he used was so heavy handed that it completely detracted from rather than added to the interest of the story.
There was very little character development, the graphic description of gory details of the murders were too graphic and the love scene and its aftermath was really distasteful. The number of coincidences were too many and the mystery itself just wasn't satisfying.
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