Get Your Copy Ill See You In My Dreams (Arthur Beauchamp, #5) Articulated By William Deverell Released Through Digital Paper

balance of mystery and character foibles, Love this series. First time reading a novel by this author, It was a very good plot that had me turning the pages to the end, I will have to read previous novels with the Arthur Beauchamp character, It just seemed that you have come across this type of person in your life, Well written with just enough intrigue to keep you guessing to the end with a great finish, Taking the reader on a heartwrenching journey, William Deverell presents his fifth novel in the Arthur Beauchamp series and shows his literary brilliance throughout, With the recent release of Beauchamps biography, A Thirst for Justice, much has been made of the eminent lawyers first murder case in, This becomes the premise for the story, as the reader is pulled back almost five decades to a point when Arthur Beauchamp was still extremely wet behind the ears, Handed the defence of Gabriel Swift, who was accused of murdering Professor Dermot Mulligan, Beauchamp is forced to swallow his pride and gut feelings, It appears that Prof. Mulligan was not only an acquaintance of Beauchamps, but his thesis advisor before the law became a more alluring mistress, Swift denies having anything to do with Mulligans murder, though does admit that he was employed to tend to the yard and did see him on the day of the alleged crime.
With no body having ever turned up, Swift and Beauchamp cannot see how this sham of a charge can stick, even with a jailhouse snitch swearing he heard an outandout admission one night.
An outspoken man with strong ties to his Native roots, Swift turns his attention to shining the spotlight on the disparity that has befallen his people at the time when the law and authorities would not only ignore their pleas, but intentionally twist the facts to convict and incarcerate Native Canadians.
Working with what he has, a large pile of circumstantial evidence, Beauchamp tries to navigate his way through preparing for trial and the actual legal presentation of facts, only to hit the same wall.
Pitted against a legal legend, Beauchamp cannot even use the confidence his second chair exudes to remain firmly committed to seeing the trial through and seeks to convince his client to take a plea, rather than face capital murder charges and hang for his alleged crime.
Through a series of influential conversations with others, Swift takes the plea, but refuses to speak to the details of the crime, still holding firm that he is innocent, It is actually the release of the biography inby Wentworth Chance series readers will remember him from an earlier novel that lit a fire under Beauchamp to reexamine the evidence and to probe deeper into the crime, examining the life of Mulligan all the closer.
With his wife busy in Ottawa and his friends on Garibaldi Island engrossed in some of these early stories about their favoured son, Beauchamp puts all his efforts into overturning the guilty verdict through the Court of Appeal.
However, with so much time having passed and Swift in hiding in South America after an escape, is there any point Deverell stuns the reader with raw truths and suppositions from the earlys while portraying Beauchamp as a younger and more scandalous version of the man who has spoken frankly about his legal past.
Not to be missed by series fans or anyone with a passion for Canadian political or legal history,

By now, the series reader has a firm understanding of Arthur Beauchamp and all he has done in his career, or so we are led to believe, Deverells thorough narratives in the past novels have brought out many of the praiseworthy and horrid pieces of his protagonist, but nothing will prepare the reader for what is inside the covers of this book.
Beauchamp is young and naive throughout the novels flashback scenes, knowing little about murder, defending an outspoken client, or the struggles of Natives at a time when racism was rampant and accepted in this peaceful country.
However, pairing that with his ofthinted at obsession with drink and the reader can see the early foundations of a long career mired in booze to act as a crutch for a hard days work.
By also pulling on a minor storyline about his parents, Beauchamp is forced to drag himself from under their smothering and critical ways, only to invent himself at a time when he is still highly impressionable.
Deverell also layers much in this story, from the biography, two time periods, contentious murder trial, and indepth discussion of Native residential schools, it is no wonder that the reader must pace themselves through this literary journey.
I will not delve into these areas, for it is the readers chance to experience it for themselves and pass their own verdict on how things happened during those times mentioned throughout the novel.
I cannot, however, stand here and not comment on how seamlessly the entire delivery ended up being, mixing excerpts from Chances own biographical piece with a narrative of the actual events leading up to the trial and then the current day happenings as Beauchamp seeks to fix his most serious known legal gaffe.
Brilliantly portrayed and sure to bring about much discussion amongst those who take the time to read this book, I can only hope that others enjoy this novel as much as I did,

Kudos, Mr. Deverell, for not shying away from the deep and dark areas of the legal and political past for which Canada cannot hide their blemishes, You have captivated me with all your work and this might just be the best one yet,

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sitelink wordpress. com/ Like the references to local places and authors insights to our Gulf Islands, This audiobook is narrated by Steve Scherf, He does a good job, This book is slow and has no real tension, Scherf can do little more than read this book, I didn't care about any of the characters, I didn't care about the Canadian legal system, The story about a young lawyers lifetime of guilt over pleading a not guilty native Indian guilty for murder has no emotion,  

My research into this author shows this to be theth ofbooks in the Authur Beauchamp series, I reviewed a book Mecca also written by this Canadian Author, I had some of the same complaints about that book but it was far better than this book,

I may be kinder if I had known the characters but I am not sure it would help, It took me a long time to listen to this very long audiobook, The only incentive I had to finish the book is the fact that I received this from a publisher who asked for my honest review, I would like give the narrator Steve Scherf another chance with better material,  

This book was received for an honest review,

Did not see thank coming, great book, A very frustrating book! Not believable at all, I kept reading hoping Deverell would redeem himself, Allow me to spoil the ending for you! The character who was murdered turns out not even to be dead! The person accused of his murder, Gabriel Swift, deserved the death sentence for being such a monumental bore! A good read, Arthur Beauchamp is an interesting personality, since this is a mystery I hate to give anything about the story line away, in order for you to enjoy it yourself.
Every new Arthur Beauchamp mystery seems even funnier than the last, which is saying something, The selfdeprecating humour, legal puzzles, human conundrums, urban and rural settings and the characters created by William Deverell never fail to satisfy, This book, in particular, deals with some very dark Canadian history and corrupt characters, circa, mostly,
The structure of the book, intersperses a "biography" of the gangly, Romannosed lawyer from the beginning of his career, referencing other books in the series very clever and then unspools a plot which moves between the's and present day.
Deverell is a terrific writer who happens to specialize in erudite, witty, pageflapping mysteries with a social conscience, It takes a pro to make those diverse elements sing in a pitchperfect way and that's why his fans are legion,
The tidbits offered up to depict Vancouver of the early's era are another delight to encounter: the Cecil Hotel, the poet Newlove John, like the fictional Beauchamp, a brilliant, tormented fellow fond of libations, the tasty and affordable Green and Orange Door restaurants,the Marco Polo, Isy's, the old West End and the view while walking over the Burrard Street Bridge.
Likewise, the depiction of rural"Garibaldi Island" and its denizens, classic Gulf Island caricatures, lovingly created, down to the perennially late ferry boat, the transsexual Queen of Prince George, never fails to elicit guffaws.
Warn your bedmate if you read at night, It's either a benign West Coast quake or a new Arthur Beauchamp novel underway,
This is based on the audio version of I'll see

you in my dreams,
Ill see you in my dreams, by sitelinkWilliam Deverell and read by sitelinkSteve Scherf was probably my best experience with one of Deverells books, and Ive quite enjoyed the others Ive listened to.

The book, the fifth on the series featuring Arthur Beauchamp, QC, is a reflection back on Beauchamps first case defending a capital charge, Beauchamp is, by this point, in the twilight of his career when a writer publishes his biography, causing him to reflect back on the case, and how his inexperience led to decisions that he has regretted since.
Beauchamp believed that his client, Gabriel Swift, was innocent, and that the police had stacked the evidence against him, The story flips between present day and the early part of Beauchamps career, There arent a lot of surprises in the story line, but it is a hugely enjoyable story to listen to, particularly when well read, As usual, Deverell touches on a number of social issues, including aboriginal rights, womens rights and the legal system in general, With a good part of the story set in the earlys, it provides a good reference on how far weve come, while recognizing that we still have a way to go.
The continued references to the musicians of the earlys was pretty interesting/humorous as well,
Complimenting a great story was an excellent reading by Steve Scherf, As usual, this man of a thousand voices made a characterrich book very easy to follow, and very enjoyable to listen to, He brings the characters to life, and has captured the “voice” of the earlys when the bulk of the story takes place,
Great book, great narration, Whats not to like
This book was the January selection by a member of my book club, I had not previously read anything by Deverell and so was also unfamiliar with Arthur Beauchamp, I had a really hard time getting into this book and found the characters uninteresting,
I did enjoy Vancouver being the locale with many familiar places mentioned in the book, I also was glad to see that Deverell gave homage to the plight of First Nations peoples and the horror of the residential schools,
The ending of the book was a surprise, Mostly this was because a whole slew of new characters were introduced in the last section in order to wrap up the tale, I felt that the author sort of dropped the reader off a cliff,
I got really bored with the characters but I did ski to the end about halfway thru so I could find out what happened Sorry,something Arthur Beech'm is far too much likesomething me to be anything I want to read.
This fifth in the bestselling, awardwinning Arthur Beauchamp series finds the outwardly crusty, poetryloving, wily old lawyer compelled, by new developments, to look back at his first and most disastrous murder trial.
While renewing his annual try for the Most Points in Vegetables and Fruits at the Garibaldi Island Fall Fair, Arthur Beauchamp is forced by new developments to revisit his first murder trial, which went horribly wrong.
Now, nearlyyears later, he is opening old wounds but also facing a chance for redemption and reconciliation,

I enjoyed this book, Especially like his inclusion of "First Nations" history within a good storyline, Loved it! The selfdeprecating at times selfflagellating protagonist is ultimately very likeable, The plot appealed to me on many levels, I'm Canadian, a Law Clerk, work with the First Nations division of Health Canada and have Mik'maq on "the other side of the blanket".
The bits of legal procedure were informative and integral to the story and the end was a good twist, As author W. Chance pens the memoirs of Canadas famous defense attorney, Arthur Beauchamps, an intriguing case from five decades ago takes center stage, Young Beauchamps was about to abandon his legal career for academia when he is presented with an intriguing case defend the young aboriginal, Gabriel Swift, who is accused of killing Beauchamps former professor, Dermot Mulligan.


Faced with the dilemma of defending Swift for killing someone he admired greatly, Beauchamps nonetheless take the case, If he loses, Swift could be hanged, Prejudice, emotion, and alcohol all played a part during the trial and the life of Beauchamps, who is still haunted by the case that paved the way for his legal heroics so long ago.


The characters are strong, and the realities and hardships they face real, in this retrospective of Beauchamps life, Can the past mistakes be atoned inDid Professor Mulligan commit suicide back inThe ending will shock you,
This is one novel that I wish I could give a range of ratings to as I really enjoyed Beauchamp and was quite taken by the plot, I certainly didn't figure out the ending! That said, I have to give this one star because I was so enormously disappointed with the unbelievable solution to the mystery that I wanted to scream! Great characters, great plot and subplots, horrid ending.
Sorry, Deverell, you don't get a second chance! I love William Deverell so it hurts me to say that this book did not engage me, I forced myself to finish it, Maybe it was just too much detail, I don't know, maybe beating a drum too long and too loud, I was very pleased to be done with it, Overall, Deverell has seldom disappointed, And, in it's defense, I loved the end, .