false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg 196081 6 A flamboyant beauty who once partied with the Prince of Wales and who now, in her seventh decade, has "gone native" in a Ceylonese jungle. A proud and ambitious lawyer who unwittingly seals his own fate when he dares to solve the sensational Hamilton murder case that has rocked the upper echelons of local society. A young woman who retreats from her family and the world after her infant son is found suffocated in his crib. These are among the linked lives compellingly revealed in a novel everywhere praised for its dazzling grace and savage wit -- a spellbinding tale of family and duty, of legacy and identity, a novel that brilliantly probes the ultimate mystery of what makes us who we are. 189645 2003 The Hamilton Case: A Novel total:132|5:16|4:25|3:44|2:22|1:25| 132 381 193 37 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 4 1 false Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 10:43:42 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 14:00:54 -0700 2008 New York Times Book Review got me to reserve The Lost Dog by her, but it didn't really appeal as much as this previous one--and I could hardly put it down. The details of daily life in Ceylon and Oxford, the story of colonialism in Ceylon and the murder mystery all are a really good ...more...]]> 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 5 1 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Aug 20 16:07:07 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 22:04:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 5 1 false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 09:51:52 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 06:03:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 2 0 false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 19:38:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:26:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1175982 0316735485 9780316735483 3 1 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181653800m/1175982.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1175982.The_Hamilton_Case 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 09:26:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:26:00 -0800 2009 De Kretser's delicacy, honesty and evocative style, which critics compare to Agatha Christie and Somerset Maugham's, garnered praise in all quarters. Within a wholly compelling plot, she offers psychological insights rather than icy, intellectual dissections of the characters. However, the tale shif...

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I read so many glowing reviews of this novel, but it was just "okay" for me. The protago...more...]]> 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 3 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 12:14:24 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 11:40:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 3 0 false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 13:44:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 10:55:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 0 0 false Thu Aug 20 06:27:20 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 06:27:41 -0700 2009
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A gorgeous literary novel set in the English colony of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Our hero, Sam Obeysekere, a local prosecutor, seeks the truth about the murder of an English tea grower as well as about his own family. Lov...more...]]> 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 1 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 17:01:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 21:33:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 4 0 false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 17 03:07:29 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 03:21:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 3 0 false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 12:18:48 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 12:19:56 -0700 2009 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 2 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 22 13:18:02 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 13:26:32 -0700 2009 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 3 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 19:35:26 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 07:23:31 -0800 2009 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 1 1 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 04:44:14 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 04:44:49 -0700 2009 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 1 1 false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jan 30 15:52:13 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 08 22:42:26 -0700 2009 I read about 225 pages, and was still clueless-the character of Sam was downright condescending and arrogant-along with the handful of annoying and strange characters. Who are these people? ...more...]]> 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 2 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 22:29:18 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 17:44:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 196081 0316010812 9780316010818 127 35 2.89 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172598537m/196081.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196081.The_Hamilton_Case_A_Novel 1 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 20 09:45:59 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 25 20:42:08 -0800 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=196081