The Bookseller The First Hugo Marston Novel (Audible Audio Edition) Mark Pryor Michael Prichard Tantor Audio Books
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Max - an elderly Paris bookstall owner - is abducted at gunpoint. His friend Hugo Marston, head of security at the U.S. embassy, looks on helplessly, powerless to do anything to stop the kidnapper. Marston launches a search, enlisting the help of semiretired CIA agent Tom Green. Their investigation reveals that Max was a Holocaust survivor and later became a Nazi hunter. Is his disappearance somehow tied to his grim history, or even to the mysterious old books he sold?
On the streets of Paris, tensions are rising as rival drug gangs engage in violent turf wars. Before long, other booksellers start to disappear, their bodies found floating in the Seine. Though the police are not interested in his opinion, Marston is convinced the hostilities have something to do with the murders of these bouquinistes.Then he himself becomes a target of the unknown assassins.
With Tom by his side, Marston finally puts the pieces of the puzzle together, connecting the past with the present and leading the two men, quite literally, to the enemy's lair. Just as the killer intended.
The Bookseller The First Hugo Marston Novel (Audible Audio Edition) Mark Pryor Michael Prichard Tantor Audio Books
This book had many interesting facets, especially the history of the bouquinistes and their history in Paris. It was interesting to read the descriptions of various parts of Paris. The flavor and descriptiveness gets the three stars.There were some things I did not care for. The writing was good in the descriptive passages but the dialogue was not very developed and was almost childish sometimes. The plot was not very good. There were big problems in this book. Why does Max say that it's a domestic issue when the other bouquiniste is being hit by the thug? What man watches another man hit an old woman? What big strapping man with a gun just watches his friend get kidnapped? And worst of all is the coincidence of Hugo meeting the woman in the cafe. Absolutely not believable. Hugo acts weird with his secretary - sort of curt and rude but then calls her at all hours for information as if she existed solely for his benefit. He puts people in danger with his thoughtlessness as if he had no experience at all. I found that to be ridiculous. The friend comes all the way to Paris to help him but his character is not really developed properly. There is too much drinking and subsequent hangovers for people of this age and maturity. Every time Hugo thinks he should do the right thing he talks himself out of it for fear of losing his job. That doesn't seem heroic and yet it seems as if Hugo is supposed to be a hero. But instead Hugo is disappointing and the book ends in an implausible way.
If you are prepared to suspend disbelief more than usual you will not see the flaws in this book as much. It is a mostly pleasant outing if you are not looking too hard at plot and other elements.
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The Bookseller The First Hugo Marston Novel (Audible Audio Edition) Mark Pryor Michael Prichard Tantor Audio Books Reviews
This was a fairly good read. But I am a book person with a particular interest in collectible and rare books - why would I not enjoy this? The characters are standard issue, alas, but the least interesting is Tom, the foul-mouthed, out-of-shape side-kick. He could have been interesting, but wasn't. To be honest, I have ordered the next book -- why? I need to see if Hugo's interest in rare books is real and continuing or if that aspect of his character fades away. If that was just an expedient way to introduce the bouquinistes, so be it and I do not need to read a third volume. I must say the book is a far better way to spend time than watching television. It is not a great book and I am not giving it to friends, but I'm all for giving Pryor another chance. He just might have that great one one of these days!
Purchased this as Whispersync through Book Gorilla.
Forget the summary; it skews the timeline.
Simply take Paris, American Embassy security chief on vacation,a good friend who is bookseller, rare books which are not what they seem, a reporter who is not what she seems, local cops who are not what they seem, an old friend who is CIA retired, and several murders. And be prepared to become addicted to Hugo Marsden's way of things (with plot twists).
Michael Prichard does a fine job of differentiating characters and adding snark.
My great disappointment is that there are no more of this series available on audio!
I enjoyed The Bookseller for its window into Parisian life and for the background it provided of the bookstall owners. I've seen so many photographs of the bouquinistes, yet this is the first time I've read anything of their history. It was fascinating.
Unfortunately, the rest of the book wasn't on par with its insights into Paris and one of its institutions. Having deduced what was happening to the booksellers and why very early on, I wondered how long it would take Hugo Marston to put the pieces together. Too long, as it happens. Moreover, Marston himself never really clicked as a main character for me, and neither did his friend Tom Green. Both have promise, but both lacked that indefinable spark that would bring them to life.
Now that I've said all that, I will say that this is a promising debut mystery, and I am more than willing to give the next book in the series a try.
While this book, in my opinion, is not on a par with my favorite authors it does show good basics. The initial kidnapping of a supposedly good friend while he just stands by and does nothing is rather weak. The storyline bounces around a bit and I got some of the characters confused. All told I will go on to book 2 and give it one more chance to hook me on the series.
The first Hugo Martin mystery series begins in Paris along the Seine among the booksellers who ply their trade in their green stalls at the river's edge. The books primary character, Hugo has a passion for wonderful books and his old friend Max, one of the city's beloved booksellers whose stall overlooks the Seine -- shares his passion. Soon after Hugo buys a couple first edition books, Max is set upon by thugs and kidnapped right in front of Hugo. But no one from the french police appears to believe that Max is missing. As the head of security for the American embassy in Paris and a former FBI agent, Hugo tries to personally unravel what has happened to Max and trips into a complex hornets' nest of trouble and intrigue in his Texas two-step cowboy boots. Along the way he meets the charming and beautiful Claudia, a French reporter and resurrects a friendship with his old colleague and buddy Tom who left the FBI for the CIA a couple of decades earlier. This team, with the help of a few others, begin the difficult task of finding Max. What they discover in the charing byways of Paris and countryside of France is a very disturbing new reality for the booksellers of the city. This story is a fast moving drama with plenty of intrigue and enjoyable twists and turns ---- and a fascinating backstory regarding an old Nazi hunter (Max) turned exposer of WWII French Nazi collaborators. An armchair traveler's enjoyable read with just enough spice, wit and daring to suck the eager mystery reader into the pages of this charming new series. I hope to see what Hugo is up to in a few more of these nicely written, contemporary mysteries.
This book had many interesting facets, especially the history of the bouquinistes and their history in Paris. It was interesting to read the descriptions of various parts of Paris. The flavor and descriptiveness gets the three stars.
There were some things I did not care for. The writing was good in the descriptive passages but the dialogue was not very developed and was almost childish sometimes. The plot was not very good. There were big problems in this book. Why does Max say that it's a domestic issue when the other bouquiniste is being hit by the thug? What man watches another man hit an old woman? What big strapping man with a gun just watches his friend get kidnapped? And worst of all is the coincidence of Hugo meeting the woman in the cafe. Absolutely not believable. Hugo acts weird with his secretary - sort of curt and rude but then calls her at all hours for information as if she existed solely for his benefit. He puts people in danger with his thoughtlessness as if he had no experience at all. I found that to be ridiculous. The friend comes all the way to Paris to help him but his character is not really developed properly. There is too much drinking and subsequent hangovers for people of this age and maturity. Every time Hugo thinks he should do the right thing he talks himself out of it for fear of losing his job. That doesn't seem heroic and yet it seems as if Hugo is supposed to be a hero. But instead Hugo is disappointing and the book ends in an implausible way.
If you are prepared to suspend disbelief more than usual you will not see the flaws in this book as much. It is a mostly pleasant outing if you are not looking too hard at plot and other elements.
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