Teach Yourself Treachery John Burke 9781521129555 Books
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A lesson in treachery… Rachel Petersen and her grandma, Mrs. Watson became widows at the same time. For years now, Rachel has been her grandfather’s secretary, the infamous archaeologist Hammond Watson. Hammond Watson’s love of Viking history was only matched by his glee at tearing into other archaeologists’ long-held theories. It never helped that he was always proven right in the end. And he had loved Rachel too, nurturing in her the same curiosity for new discoveries and suspicion of the pompous and sycophantic academia. She travelled around with him, dismissing the rumours that her grandfather led to the death of a disgraced Danish archaeologist, one Hans Ascomann. Ascomann allegedly died of a broken heart, after Hammond revealed that a piece of evidence Ascomann used to prove his pet theory, was actually a forgery. While staying in Copenhagen, she meets Erik Petersen and the two embark on a whirlwind romance. Three weeks later, and the pair are married. But before the honeymoon even begins, gone is the passionate, romantic Erik she fell in love with. He treats her coldly and cruelly, and is only interested in working with her grandfather, who offered Erik work on his latest dig in Holland. Rachel is stuck in a loveless marriage, sure that her now husband only wanted to gain access to the capricious Hammond Watson. Instead of being with her, he takes to rifling through her grandfather’s belongings – clearly looking for something. And then an accident happens and both Hammond Watson and Erik Petersen are tragically killed. Then just a few hours after the memorial, a man shows up at her grandfather’s house. Her father's last assistant, Adrian Brent swears it’s her husband. But Rachel doesn’t recognise him – in fact, he’s definitely not Erik, the man she married. He doesn’t even act like Erik. Yet everything from his passport to his papers, say he is Erik Flemming Petersen. How is that possible? Who is this stranger? And more importantly, if this stranger is right, then who really was her husband? Rachel isn’t going to let this mystery go unsolved, and the journey ahead is a much darker, bloodier trail then she could’ve ever anticipated… Teach Yourself Treachery is a chilling and suspenseful thriller, filled with memorable characters and intelligent twists.
Praise for John Burke
‘…an interesting off-beat writer who turns out thrillers with an original twist.’ – The Daily Telegraph "Murder, conspiracy, secrets....it's got everything!" - Thomas Waugh John Burke (1922-2011) was born in Sussex and served in the Royal Air Force and Royal Marines during World War Two. He wrote several crime novels and thrillers under the names Jonathan Burke, J.F. Burke and John Burke, including Swift Summer (1949), which won the Atlantic Award in Literature. Some of his other novels appeared under the pseudonyms of Joanna Jones, Sara Morris, Jonathan George and Owen Burke.Teach Yourself Treachery John Burke 9781521129555 Books
The geographical locale was the most interesting part of the book. The tale is set in the polder region of Holland & The Netherlands. Reclaimed land, the sea, the dikes, and the weather all are integral to the plot.As far as the story itself, just average. About halfway through the story I found myself not caring if the characters lived, died, fell in or out of love, or became cursed to live the grey existence of the land they walked in. I stuck through it to the end because I wanted to know what happened to one of the three men named Erik. There is a fairly big twist at the end, but by that time everyone was wandering around the formless grey existence they deserved to be in. This was the second book by John Burke I've read. It will be a while before I read another book by this author.
This Kindle edition appears to have been transcribed / scanned from another source. Only a few times were the errors bad enough to stop my reading flow, but they were annoying nonetheless.
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Teach Yourself Treachery John Burke 9781521129555 Books Reviews
Teach Yourself Treachery is an old school novel of romantic suspense. These were very common from the 40s through the 60s. Rachel Petersen and her grandmother both became widows at the same time. A few months later, a man shows up professing to be her husband, Erik Petersen. Although similar in build and appearance, he is definitely not her husband. He disappears not long after she discovers him rifling through her grandfather’s office. Stunned and confused, Rachel sets off to find the imposter and discover why he came and what he was looking for. Meanwhile he isn’t the only one looking for something her grandfather may have hidden.
I liked Teach Yourself Treachery. It was a nice escapist thriller with just a touch of danger and romance. The story doesn’t have a lot of depth, and the characters are a bit stereotypical, but that isn’t unexpected considering when the novel was originally released.
4 / 5
I received a copy of Teach Yourself Treachery from the publisher and Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review.
--Crittermom
John Burke wrote an intriguing and thrilling mystery that will have you guessing from the beginning. It undoubtedly provides a unique plot that will have even the reader questioning what they thought they knew as they try to figure things out along with Rachel.
The plot was well-written with a fast pace, credible and great story line that will rouse your interest as Burke unravels Rachel’s mystery with his very proficient talent. He has created some realistic and striking characters encasing their development in chilling and suspenseful twists.
We all know life is full of unexpected turns but Burke makes you seriously question the old phrase “truth will set you free” in this book especially when the truth could imprison you more.
Rachel is attending a memorial ceremony for her archaeologist grandfather and her husband, Erik. who died on the job in a sudden storm. Later that day, to her horror, a young man appears, declaring that he is Erik. He looks like her husband, knows all the details of her husband's life, and has her husband's charm...and cruel streak. When he leaves, she's compelled to chase him to find out what really happened, and gets caught up in a spiral of mysteries and conspiracies.
It's a fast-paced and enjoyable read, if somewhat predictable.
With no real conclusion. Can't believe I read the whole thing! And didn't even find out what happened to the old lady. Sorry to the author but plots and characters should be better thought out.
The geographical locale was the most interesting part of the book. The tale is set in the polder region of Holland & The Netherlands. Reclaimed land, the sea, the dikes, and the weather all are integral to the plot.
As far as the story itself, just average. About halfway through the story I found myself not caring if the characters lived, died, fell in or out of love, or became cursed to live the grey existence of the land they walked in. I stuck through it to the end because I wanted to know what happened to one of the three men named Erik. There is a fairly big twist at the end, but by that time everyone was wandering around the formless grey existence they deserved to be in. This was the second book by John Burke I've read. It will be a while before I read another book by this author.
This edition appears to have been transcribed / scanned from another source. Only a few times were the errors bad enough to stop my reading flow, but they were annoying nonetheless.
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