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Sto caricando le informazioni... Morte di uno sbirrodi William Landay
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 Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro.  techeditor | Apr 24, 2023 |   Natt90 | Feb 10, 2023 | The writing is great. But I may not get much further than chapter 4 of 11 where I'm at now. (  ) Okies | Sep 17, 2022 | As he did in ‘Defending Jacob’, Landay creates a densely plotted tale, full of twists. There are some nice clues here, with just enough of them discernible to lull the reader into a false sense of whodunnit, but there are plenty of unexpected jogs in the path. Most of Landay’s characters are awash in moral ambiguity, and one might quibble that he has withheld some pretty vital information about his protagonist until deep into the book. Said protagonist also takes actions that make no sense in retrospect, though they do serve to carry and tangle the plot. This is the kind of sleight-of-hand writing that delights some readers and annoys others – and is the sort of thing that can be determined only in hindsight. The reader who likes mysteries to conclude with the detective explaining to all the house guests just how and why The Butler Did It, won’t much care for this work. On the other hand, the reader who’s willing to think about the underside of the American criminal justice system will find much to chew on. (  ) LyndaInOregon | Aug 9, 2019 | helped make it a three star rating. I would recommend his second novel Defending Jacob, much better than this one. (  ) almin | Oct 1, 2018 | nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Fiction.
Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML:Winner of the CWA John Creasey Memorial Dagger Award for Best First Crime Novel Before the New York Times bestselling success of Defending Jacob, William Landay wrote this critically acclaimed first novel of crime and suspense??perfect for fans of John Grisham, Scott Turow, and Dennis Lehane. ??Landay writes with eloquent intensity.???The New York Times Book Review By a shimmering lake in western Maine, a body lies sprawled in a deserted cabin. The dead man was an elite D.A. from Boston whose beat was the city??s toughest neighborhood: Mission Flats. For local police chief Ben Truman, investigating the murder will mean leaving his quiet home and joining a vengeful manhunt in a world of hard streets and harder bargains. The cops have zeroed in on a suspect, a ruthless predator targeted for prosecution by the murdered D.A. But Ben distrusts the Boston police??especially when he uncovers a secret history of murder and retribution stretching back twenty years. As past and present collide, as tribal loyalties threaten to lynch an innocent man??or let a guilty one go free??one thing remains certain: The most powerful revelations are yet to come. Includes an excerpt of Defending Jacob ??A crackling debut that answers the question: Who will be the next Grisham????Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ??An inventive, gripping suspense debut . . . Landay deals out pertinent details with the finesse of a poker player. . . . A rich, harrowing and delightful read.???Publishers Weekly (starred review) ??[Landay??s] tale is reminiscent of his fellow Beantown writer Dennis Lehane, which is a true compliment.???Rocky Mountain News ??Waiting for a new Landay novel is like waiting for a guy from Cremona to build a violin: anxious but wo Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Young Ben Truman is the chief of police in a small town in Maine. The story begins with his discovery of a dead body, which he learns was a Boston DA. When Ben notifies the Boston police, they immediately come to Maine and take over the case. I'm not sure how realistic that is, but I went along with it.
Ben and his new friend, a retired lieutenant with the Boston police, go to Boston to investigate. In the 17 days they are there, the two discover, if not the true murderer, the unknown details of a 10-year-old case that appears to be connected to this one.
If you can overlook the corny bits about the night stick that the retired lieutenant carries wherever they go, always spinning and slapping it, this is a great story. Landay won a best-first-crime-novel award for it. (