Pagina principaleGruppiConversazioniAltroStatistiche
Cerca nel Sito
Questo sito utilizza i cookies per fornire i nostri servizi, per migliorare le prestazioni, per analisi, e (per gli utenti che accedono senza fare login) per la pubblicità. Usando LibraryThing confermi di aver letto e capito le nostre condizioni di servizio e la politica sulla privacy. Il tuo uso del sito e dei servizi è soggetto a tali politiche e condizioni.

Risultati da Google Ricerca Libri

Fai clic su di un'immagine per andare a Google Ricerca Libri.

Sto caricando le informazioni...

Incubi di morte (2012)

di Sharon Bolton

Altri autori: Vedi la sezione altri autori.

Serie: Lacey Flint (2)

UtentiRecensioniPopolaritàMedia votiConversazioni / Citazioni
4713852,368 (3.91)1 / 41
Going undercover as a vulnerable college student when a suspicious rash of suicides occurs at Cambridge University, DC Lacey Flint finds her tragic past and insecurities rendering her a more susceptible target than she realized.
Sto caricando le informazioni...

Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro.

» Vedi le 41 citazioni

Dead Scared is book 2 in the Lacy Flint series.

DI Mark Joesbury recruits DC Lacey Flint to go undercover at the Cambridge University as a student. There have been several suicides, but the London police aren't convinced that the victims acted alone. Could there be someone out there preying on insecure students? And, is Lacey herself being put in danger?

It was quite nice to return to this book series. The first book was good and I was interested in reading and learning more about Lacey, and, of course, Joesbury since they have a very deep connection. And, that connection is clearly still there as Joesbury has to worry throughout the book about Lacey's safety. I just love those two in the first book. Both are very fond of each other, but there are barriers between them.

What I really like about this series is that Lacey is such an interesting character, if you have read the first book will you know what I mean and if you haven't well all I will say is that she has been through a lot in her life. And, her past is perfect for her to play a vulnerable student, but it can also be extremely dangerous for her if the police are right and it's a killer out there trying to get vulnerable students.

The story was good, the case with suicides at a university didn't feel overused and I especially liked that, despite that I figured things out was I still surprised by the ending when certain things were revealed that I hadn't figured out. The book started with the ending and after that, it was a countdown through the days as the story progressed to the scene in the beginning of the book. I'm not always that fond of that kind storyline when we get a glimpse of what will happen at the ending of the book at the beginning, but in this case, it worked. And, that ending. Loved it. Although I felt that some things were left unresolved, but perhaps next book with deal with that. Still, wow what an ending!

You can probably read this without having read the first book. But to understand Lacey do I think reading the first book would be prudent.

4.5 stars

Read this review and others on A Bookaholic Swede ( )
  MaraBlaise | Jul 23, 2022 |
Probably 2.5 stars, I guess. Students at Cambridge are committing suicide in twisted, creative and unorthodox ways: not only at many times the average, but mostly women. Detective Constable Lacey Flint is asked by Detective Inspector Mark Joesbury to go undercover as a fragile, troubled student, taking the room of a recent victim, who tried to burn herself to death. Lacey works with wheelchair-bound psychologist Evi Oliver, whose patient list included several of the young women who died, and who having bad dreams and thoughts. Unfortunately, as a reader, I did not feel the terror, and Bolton did not spend enough time on the perpetrators and their motivations. Also, the relationship between Flint and Joesbury is truly tiring, at least for me. ( )
  skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |
This is the second book in a psychological thriller detective series set in the London area featuring Detective Inspector Mark Joesbury and Detective Constable Lacey Flint. It begins three months after the previous book concluded.

Joesbury received clearance to request Lacey’s help on a case being worked on by his unit, the SO10, which involves officers being sent undercover into difficult and dangerous situations. In this case, there have been a rash of bizarre and gruesome suicides among students, most of them attractive females. Lacey, although nearly 28, is to pretend to be a psychology student at St. John’s College at Cambridge studying under the direction of Dr. Evi Oliver, who is head of student counseling. Joesbury tells Lacey her job will be to immerse herself in student life, pretending to be “the sort of student who might be thinking about suicide,” and report back on anything out of the ordinary. She is to use the name Laura Farrow.

Lacey is specifically told not to be investigating the matter herself, but she can’t resist, especially as she uncovers more and more anomalies about the girls who committed suicide. What stands out most about these suicides is the violent means they chose to end their lives. Moreover, although few of them had a reputation for taking drugs, all of them were found at autopsy to have high levels in their systems not only of antidepressants but of powerful hallucinogens. Almost all reported the same fears and disturbing incidents prior to taking their own lives.

Lacey works with Evi to uncover what is really going on, but as they get closer to the truth, both of their lives are in extreme danger that is terrifying not only for them but for readers as well!

Evaluation: You will find yourself tearing through this dark, gritty page-turner. Bolton does a fine job of keeping the tension very high and the characters interesting. ( )
  nbmars | Jun 14, 2021 |
I read this in in one sitting (even though there are other books I am mean to be reading urgently) and it was great. It is very dark, especially towards the end, and I'm not convinced there would be enough money in this sort of criminal enterprise to make it worth so many co-conspirators' time, but what do I know? ( )
  pgchuis | Apr 8, 2021 |
I'm pretty sure this is would be my worst nightmare. ( )
  amandanan | Jun 6, 2020 |
nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione

» Aggiungi altri autori (13 potenziali)

Nome dell'autoreRuoloTipo di autoreOpera?Stato
Sharon Boltonautore primariotutte le edizionicalcolato
Coleman, LisaNarratoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato

Appartiene alle Serie

Devi effettuare l'accesso per contribuire alle Informazioni generali.
Per maggiori spiegazioni, vedi la pagina di aiuto delle informazioni generali.
Titolo canonico
Titolo originale
Titoli alternativi
Data della prima edizione
Personaggi
Dati dalle informazioni generali inglesi. Modifica per tradurlo nella tua lingua.
Luoghi significativi
Dati dalle informazioni generali inglesi. Modifica per tradurlo nella tua lingua.
Eventi significativi
Film correlati
Epigrafe
Dati dalle informazioni generali inglesi. Modifica per tradurlo nella tua lingua.
What are fears but voices airy?
Whispering harm where harm is not,
And deluding the unwary
Till the fatal bolt is shot!


William Wordsworth
Dedica
Dati dalle informazioni generali inglesi. Modifica per tradurlo nella tua lingua.
In memory of Peter Inglis Smith:
kind neighbour, great writer, good friend.
Incipit
Dati dalle informazioni generali inglesi. Modifica per tradurlo nella tua lingua.
When a large object falls from a great height, the speed at which it travels accelerates until the upward force of air resistance become equal to the downward propulsion of gravity. (Prologue)
Citazioni
Ultime parole
Dati dalle informazioni generali inglesi. Modifica per tradurlo nella tua lingua.
(Click per vedere. Attenzione: può contenere anticipazioni.)
Nota di disambiguazione
Redattore editoriale
Elogi
Dati dalle informazioni generali inglesi. Modifica per tradurlo nella tua lingua.
Lingua originale
DDC/MDS Canonico
LCC canonico

Risorse esterne che parlano di questo libro

Wikipedia in inglese (1)

Going undercover as a vulnerable college student when a suspicious rash of suicides occurs at Cambridge University, DC Lacey Flint finds her tragic past and insecurities rendering her a more susceptible target than she realized.

Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche

Descrizione del libro
Riassunto haiku

Discussioni correnti

Nessuno

Copertine popolari

Link rapidi

Voto

Media: (3.91)
0.5
1 2
1.5 1
2 8
2.5 3
3 31
3.5 20
4 84
4.5 17
5 43

Sei tu?

Diventa un autore di LibraryThing.

 

A proposito di | Contatto | LibraryThing.com | Privacy/Condizioni d'uso | Guida/FAQ | Blog | Negozio | APIs | TinyCat | Biblioteche di personaggi celebri | Recensori in anteprima | Informazioni generali | 204,496,450 libri! | Barra superiore: Sempre visibile