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The Three Deaths of Magdalene Lynton
The Three Deaths of Magdalene Lynton
The Three Deaths of Magdalene Lynton
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The Three Deaths of Magdalene Lynton

Written by Katherine Hayton

Narrated by Shiromi Arserio

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

3.5/5

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Paul Worthington just confessed to a murder that never happened.

Magdalene Lynton died forty years ago: a vivacious teenager who fell victim to a grotesque, accidental drowning. The coroner's office issued a verdict of death by misadventure and filed her case. The farming commune she'd lived within, splintered apart. Her body was left behind in a small, private cemetery encircled by acres of fallow ground.

Until Paul Worthington confessed to her murder.

Magdalene's case lands with Ngaire Blakes, a Maori detective recovering from a brutal stabbing. After fighting for the resources to investigate, Ngaire discovers that Paul's confession doesn't fit with the facts of Magdalene's death. The trouble is, neither does the original verdict.

Together with her partner, Deb, Ngaire digs deeper into the case to uncover inconsistencies, lies, and mortal danger.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateFeb 19, 2019
ISBN9781977344748
The Three Deaths of Magdalene Lynton

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Paul Worthington is dying, so now is the time to confess to the murder of Magdalene Lynton forty years previously although the official cause of death was drowning.
    Detective Ngaire Blakes is assigned the case trying to unravel the actual events of Magdalene last day but can peoples' memories be relied on, who is protecting who.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The Three Deaths of Magdalene Lynton (Ngaire Blakes #1) by Katherine Hayton is a very different mystery. It unfolds different, the story is told different, the whole feel is different. It is hard to explain. It isn't perfect but I enjoyed it none the less. A dying man confesses to a murder about 40 yrs earlier that was already solved. Did he do it? Did either of them do it? Is there someone else? It is very exciting book, a suspense but unfolds so differently that the reader just gets sneak glances, and moves on. I enjoyed it and was surprised by it all at the same time.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The Three Deaths of Magdalene Lynton is the first volume in the Ngaire Blakes Mystery series by Katherine Hayton. This mystery provided both twists and turns as well as excellent character developmentHayton excels at not just telling you what happens but showing you, through scene details and the thought processes of the characters. This definitely leads the reader to become invested in the various characters as well as the story itself. Speaking of the story, it was wonderfully planned and executed, offering information to highlight possibilities while never giving anything away.This novel, and I imagine the series to follow, is well worth the time to read and enjoy. Highly recommended for mystery lovers across the spectrum. There is something in here for almost everyone.Reviewed from a copy made available from the publisher through Reading Deals Review Club.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Detective and Crime novels are one of my favorite reading genres; it is easy to become jaded with formulaic plots and outcomes. Therefore, this book came as a surprise, actually with many surprises. Lots of stereotypes fail to lead up to their preconceived identities. That is a good thing.Paul is dying and is in the later stages of chemotherapy. He also remembers murdering someone (book title) forty years earlier. Convinced that he is going to die soon, he wants to confess. He feels he should go to the police station to do so. The description of his efforts to get dressed to go to the police station while dealing with chemotherapy are so detailed and descriptive that an empathetic reader should probably be warned in advance. There is as much horror in the description of Paul’s pain as in many horror novelsPaul initially confesses to police officer Ngaire. The name itself entertained me throughout the story. Ngaire is not a typical hero with bravado and almost superhuman skills. At the time of Paul’s confession, she is on light duty while recovering from injuries suffered while in an off duty bar fight. This is bad news for her career as well as bad for her physical and mental health. Descriptions of her self-treatments to various parts of her injured body are almost as gruesome and painful as Paul’s, but, at least initially, without an expectation of imminent demise. Reading these descriptions, the reader can guess that there will be no love interest here as far as Ngaire is concerned, unless there is a fetish freak character somewhereEnter Finlay, a journalist, and a friend of Ngaire’s since high school. He has a romantic interest in Ngaire but attempts to sublimate it through a declared interest in getting information from Ngaire so that he can advance his journalist career. Ngaire really wants to be left alone, but Finlay is an intrusive character who just shows up at somewhat unpredictable times. It is fortunate that he wants to help Ngaire, because she is fairly inept physically (and sometimes mentally). Whether she is injuring herself afresh by attempting unsuitable physical tasks during her recovery or whether she is getting mugged in a new incident which produces new and different injuries, she needs constant help to do routine things, like get in and out of a car. As she takes increasing amounts of medicine to deal with pain, Finlay is there to remind her of what she said just minutes earlier. As he attempts to put Ngaire back together physically, he manages to stay fully clothed, even in bed, and molests none of Ngaire’s injured parts. Not for the fetish minded.And there are lots of other characters. Mother Mary (ok, there is a religious cult base to the story) has a personality disassociated from everyone except Mary and husband Abe. Is she really Magdalen’s mother? Who is the stoic, uncommunicative father Abe? What is going on with the feeble-minded Isaiah? Lawyer William/Billy seems to be innocent of something as we look at his internal dialogues. But it seems he is also guilty of something; possibly murder, possibly not.With all of this going on, it is quite easy to forget Magdalene. At least she made the title of the book. With everything that is going on with all the other characters, it is easy to forget about the centerpiece character.Many written works have a memorable first sentence. I think this book has a memorable prologue. The description of the station house prior to Paul’s arrival is a pleasure to read.I am providing this review in return for an offer of a copy of the book, but I actually found the book through Kindle Unlimited.I will read more from this author.