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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Ghost Runnerdi Parker Bilal
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Another good offering from Parker Bilal, the third in his Makana series, combining a well written detective mystery, convincing characterisation and insight into Egyptian society. The finale is slightly over-driven, not so much in the events themselves as in the way that so many of the incidental characters are too conveniently dealt with, but as this is the first foot Bilal has put wrong in the series so far, I'll forgive him. 23 March 2018 ( ) I was eager to get this newest Bilal from the library, but then had a bit of a problem pushing through it. I just wasn't that in the mood for a dark mystery set in a dysfunctional society, as well-written as it is. But it gradually grew on me. The story was complicated, but not hard to follow, and I guessed the secrets before the reveal. I'll certainly follow the series as it grows. Het derde boek van deze schrijver in de NOVIB serie. Het is een vervolg op de 2 eerdere misdaad romans. Parker Bilal kan goed schrijven en weet je mee te sleuren. Maar na 3 boeken is het einde wel ongeveer voorspelbaar. En helaas ook een beetje inconsistent. De chaos in Egypte wordt duidelijk weergegeven en je voelt je bij het lezen ook stoffig worden door al het woestijnzand. Helaas wordt het mysterie van de dochter ook nu niet opgelost, er wordt wel steeds naar gerefereerd zonder extra informatie. Daar zit volgens mij nog een uitstekend 4e deel in. I loved this book. The seedy atmosphere of Siwa reminded me of Alexandria, where there are so many relics of a more vibrant time, some lived in and others abandoned. Towards the end it was difficult to work out who was laying traps for whom, but that seemed quite realistic too! The picture of the society he paints is so sinister that I wonder how he makes his stories so exciting; perhaps it's the lively characters - I always want to know more about them and their lives. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Appartiene alle SerieMakana (3) Premi e riconoscimenti
It is 2002 and as tanks roll into the West Bank and the reverberations of 9/11 echo across the globe, tensions are running high on Cairo's streets. Private Investigator Makana, in exile from his native Sudan and increasingly haunted by memories of the wife and daughter he lost, is shaken out of his grief when a routine surveillance job leads him to the horrific murder of a teenage girl. In a country where honour killings are commonplace and the authorities seem all too eager to turn a blind eye, Makana determines to track down the perpetrator. He finds unexpected assistance in the shape of Zahra, a woman who seems to share Makana's hunger for justice. Seeking answers in the dead girl's past he travels to Siwa, an oasis town on the edge of the great Sahara desert, where the law seems disturbingly far away and old grievances simmer just below the surface. As violence follows him through the twisting, sand-blown streets and an old enemy lurks in the shadows, Makana discovers that the truth can be as deadly and as changeable as the desert beneath his feet. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.92Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 2000-Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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