Dying to tell

ROBERT GODDARD
Born: 13 November 1954 (age 65)Fareham,
Hampshire, England
Occupation : Novelist
Genre: Mystery fiction,
Crime fiction
After unsuccessful attempts at
careers in both journalism and
teaching, he worked for a time as
an educational administrator in
Devon before becoming a full-
time novelist.

The main character is Lance Bradley, the usual man who likes hanging out with chums in the pub goes around the world in search of his missing friend. He'll face lots of difficulties on his way and will be involved in something extremely dangerous for him and for everyone he knows .
In the book there is a lot of deaths and unexpected more often scary situations
A LITTLE ABOUT THE PLOT

Is there any idea of why this book was written? Some hidden theme ,may be, like many authors have .
It touches some topics to think about :
Money ( attitude to it )
Friendship (real and undying )
The significance of life
Butterfly effect
THE THEME

1)Lancelot Bradley ( The main character)
2)Dad and Mum
3)Winifred Alder
4)Mildred Alder
5)Rupert Alder ( Best friend )
6)Howard Alder
7)George Alder
8)Les (barman)
9)Simon Yardley (just chum)
10)Peter Dalton
11)Echo Bateman ( Rupe’s lodger)
12)Charlie Hoare (troubleshooter in a shipping company )
13)Carl Madron (one more barman but less kind)
14)Bill Prettyman (cool thief of the century)
15)Kiyofumi Hashimoto
16)Mayumi Hashimoto
17)Haruko Hashimoto
18)Miller Loudon (Chine teacher)
19)Toshishige Yamazawa
20)Yakuza Yamazawa
21)Gordon Ledgister
22)Erich Townley
23)Rosa frau Townley
24)Hilde Voss
25)Stephen Townley ( The evil of the book)
26)Ventress ( killer)
THE CHARACTERS

My thoughts
In the beginning, the book didn’t seem a thrilling one but then I understood that It was just warming-up to prepare a reader for the next chapters where it really started firing. Riddles, killers, deaths, danger that could come from anywhere.
In addition, the scale of the whole picture was amazing : Somerset , London, Berlin, Tokyo, Kyoto, San Francisco and etc.
Unexpected, sudden turns of events, more often bad which will make your heart pound faster because of uninterrupted interest of what will go next

THANK YOU
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