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“[An] ingeniously plotted novel . . . Norman knows how to weave an enticing and satisfying mystery, one tantalizing thread at a time.” — New York Times Book Review
 
A witty, engrossing homage to noir, from National Book Award finalist Howard Norman

Jacob Rigolet, soon-to-be former assistant to a wealthy art collector, looks up from his seat at an auction—his mother, former head librarian at the Halifax Free Library, is walking almost casually up the aisle. Before a stunned audience, she flings an open jar of ink at master photographer Robert Capa’s Death on a Leipzig Balcony. Jacob’s police detective fiancée is assigned to the ensuing interrogation.
                  My Darling Detective delivers a fond nod to classic noir, as Jacob’s understanding of the man he has always assumed to be his father unravels against the darker truth of Robert Emil, a police officer suspected of murdering two Jewish residents during an upswing of anti-Semitism in 1945. The denouement, involving a dire shootout and an emergency delivery—it’s the second Rigolet to be born in the Halifax library in a three decades—is Howard Norman at his uncannily moving best.
 
“Norman works with an offhand ease and grace . . . Whimsy is balanced by moments of powerfully evoked realism.” — Washington Post
 
“An unconventional, lively literary mystery.” — Kirkus Reviews

My Darling Detective edition by Howard Norman Literature Fiction eBooks

It took me a few pages to connect with the unusual but intriguing style of this sly, witty and very entertaining piece that combines 40s radio noir, real life suspense and a touching family history.
Fascinating.


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My Darling Detective edition by Howard Norman Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

I don’t know why I kept reading this boom, except that I kept thinking that it would get better. It never did.
I loved the writing style of this book. While I was reading it, I thought it was an easy read, due to the style. When it was over, I realized it packed a powerful punch, and I was sadder than I thought I would be by some of the events that took place. I also loved the darling in My Darling Dectective.
Another utterly charming story set in Halifax, borrowing aspects of earlier noir mood to a more contemporary late '70's setting.
Filled with subplots that end up going nowhere. I wouldn't recommend it.
Billed as a mystery, but there really wasn't one of any significance. The characters were paper thin. The setting had promise--Nova Scotia--but it amounted to almost an incidental. The NY Times reviewer raved about the book. Second book in about two months with a rave NYT review that left me scratching my head. I'm going to try Goodreads in the future
Thrilling Times Memoirs of a Thrill Squad Detective

I like this guy!Years before, after reading a body of Norman's work, I turned briefly away from him. I thought the one about daughters wasn't up to par. But re-discovering him, I am swept away by the sheer beauty—the turn-the-page of this darling vision, of a true artist at work. Through seemingly banal scenes, Norman teases. He has a master-stroke of prose. In its entirety, it is gripping lyrical and unsettling, fatalistic prose. Racing toward the denouement, everything is neatly exposed.
It is Hardy in Halifax. I like this guy. He both unsettles and calms me down.
I almost envy his settings. A sojourner to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, I'd have loved to settle down there.
He teaches me about the beauty of the written word.
Not a barn burner!

I started reading this book several months ago, just finished reading it yesterday. It's an easy read, but there were periods when weeks went by and I didn't motivate myself to pick it up and continue reading.

There are two time periods covered in the book Late in World War II in Germany, and current-day (?) Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the 1970's. The action, such as it is, is sparse, so I think of the book as more of a character study. The problem is that the characters are one-dimensional and don't grow as time moves on. What more do you know about Martha or Jacob at the end of the book than you know about them early in the book. Not much -- except that Martha has had a baby.

Dialog is a big problem for the author. Very stilted, formalized. Everyone speaks in full grammatical sentences. Just by looking at the structure of a sentence you can't tell who is speaking.

Everything about the book feels archaic. The characters listen to serial programs on the radio, but there are no televisions. Really? In the '70s?? The story could have happened in the 20's without changing a word.

In the last chapter, where Nora is trying to explain her actions at the beginning of the story, there seemed to be what would have been a major time-line bust. It's a 'spoiler', I think, so I won't comment further.

Overall, the basic story is quite decent. It could have been a 3+ Star book. But the author has dressed it up in very shabby clothing indeed. What's missing is drive and suspense.
It took me a few pages to connect with the unusual but intriguing style of this sly, witty and very entertaining piece that combines 40s radio noir, real life suspense and a touching family history.
Fascinating.