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# Painting the Darkness: A Novel

**Brand:** robert goddard
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- **What is this?** Painting the Darkness: A Novel by robert goddard
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Engrossing Mystery Set in Victorian England
  

*by L***S on Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2019*

It's impossible for me to over-rate this book - I loved it! The basis of the story is pretty well outlined in the synopsis on Amazon. The main story takes place in 1882 Victorian England, but certain incidents of earlier decades are included. A man named James Norton comes forward, claiming to be Sir James Davenall, who was believed to have committed suicide 11 years earlier. He is rejected by his mother, Lady Catherine Davenall, his cousin, Richard Davenall, his doctor, and others who knew Sir James. He is most aggressively opposed by his younger brother, Sir Hugo Davenall, who inherited the baronetcy and all the properties and wealth which would have gone to Sir James had he not been believed to be dead, and by William Trenchard, the husband of Constance Sumner, who was the fiancee of Sir James at the time of his disappearance 11 years earlier and who realizes that the return of Sir James would be a serious threat to his marriage.  Those are the main characters, but there are other characters important to the story, including "Plon-Plon", an heir to the Napoleon crown, Vivien Strang, Catherine's former governess, Emily Sumner, Constance's sister, Sir Gervase Davenall, father of James and Hugo, the fatally irresistible Melanie Rossiter, and Quinn, Sir Gervases's former butler.  There are quite a few other characters, as well, more minor but still important to the story.  Sometimes this large of a cast of characters in a book of this length (over 600 pages) can make it difficult to keep track of them, but the author describes each person in such detail that I felt I knew them personally & therefore could never get them confused.  The personality of each is meticulously detailed and the conversations and narrative, spoken in the beautiful English of the day, sound real and flow beautifully. Likewise, the descriptions of the locations, from the mean and squalid streets to the offices to the terraced houses and opulent mansions, the gardens, the inclement London weather, the parks - all were so carefully painted that I felt I was there.  But as wonderful as the characters & location descriptions were, the main and mesmerizing feature of this book is the mystery, and what a mystery it is! Is James Norton really Sir Richard Davenall? If not, how could he possibly know as many intimate details of Sir James and the Duvanall family and his intimate moments with Constance? Why does Lady Catherine refuse to recognize her son? Suffice it to say that the Duvenall family is a family with secrets. There are enough skeletons in their closet to fill a cemetery.  Layer after layer is revealed, right up to the end. This was a very long and satisfying book - it kept me up late several nights to read "just one more chapter, one more."  I am keeping my fingers crossed that this book will be picked up for a screenplay - not for a movie, because the whole story couldn't possibly be told in two hours, but it would make a wonderful 10-episode series.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Well-crafted
  

*by D***C on Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022*

Another Goddard masterpiece. This book was plotted so well and the twists and turns were unceasing. Like his other books that I have read, the sheer length (600+ pages) caused me to become weary and lose interest in the middle part despite surprises on top of surprises. The last 1/3 was intense and impossible to put down.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Not as good as some
  

*by S***I on Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2022*

I love many of Mr Goddard's books... This one started well, caught my interest, and then somewhere in the middle I started skimming over sections... It just seemed to take forever to get to the point, especially in the courtroom scenes... But I kept on and the end, the answers, were great... worth the boring bits.

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