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Sto caricando le informazioni... Palude dell'odio (1996)di James Lee Burke
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I was nearly lost among the numerous characters and the American slang. Some of the threads don't really connect and I don't get why Dave is on Aaron's side. I would be totally lost if Burke didn't always come in at the right time and explain what's going on in more formal English. It turns out that Dave is wrong and the Buford couple while isn't saints isn't that bad either. It would have been better if Burke had allowed Dave to acknowledge his mistake but he didn't get the chance as the couple was killed in a fire. ( ) I read the first seven of the Robicheaux series in a row, but was so disappointed by "Dixie City Jam" that I decided to speed up a bit, skip "Burning Angel" (many of whose reviewers mentioned the same faults that I found with DCJ), and go straight to "Cadillac Jukebox." Thankfully, the template has changed a bit, and Dave is not doing battle with yet another local Mafia family whose scion he happened to go to school with, nor are there wise, talking ghosts or sadistic latter-day Nazis. The villain here, or so it seems, is the new liberal governor of Louisiana, whom Dave believes is in financial cahoots with various nasty folks, and has profited also from the unjust conviction of a North Louisiana redneck for the murder of a civil-rights leader. It's not a spoiler to say that not everything is as it seems. The truth underlying the puzzle, though, is so complicated and hidden that this isn't a mystery in the classic sense—there's no real way for the reader to keep track of the possibilities and arrive at the correct solution. And Dave Robicheaux, for better or worse the reader's surrogate, really stumbles in this one. His aggressive pugnaciousness, in better books a character flaw that adds depth and spice, is so much in the forefront that I found my sympathies sometimes moved to the other side. In the course of this book, more level-headed characters give him plenty of feedback about how he's giving too much rein to his peculiar obsessions. And much of the time, they're right. So for most of this book we're watching this guy who should be our hero stumbling around picking fights and chasing the wrong leads, and we don't even have the benefit of being able to see things that he doesn't, and watching him catch up. Pluses: Vivid description, great phrases, occasionally sharp insight into human character. Many characters are exceptionally well drawn and believable. Minuses: Overly webbed plot, with some threads leading nowhere. Some characters are little more than cartoon figures: bogeymen and bad women. A detective protagonist who's too blind to find the right clues in all this mess. Aaron Crown, der wegen Mordes an einem schwarzen Bürgerrechtler verurteilt wurde, beteuert unschuldig zu sein. Er wendet sich an Dave Robicheaux und bittet um Hilfe. Dass auch ein Filmteam sich mit dem Fall beschäftigt, gefällt dem kommenden Gouverneur LaRose gar nicht, was wiederum Dave stutzig macht. Was hat LaRose zu verbergen? Dies ist der neunte Fall für Dave Robicheaux, aber für mich ist es das erste Buch von James Lee Burke. Dieser Roman ist bereits 1996 erschienen, wurde aber nun neu bearbeitet. Der Autor hat es mir nicht leicht gemacht, die fliegenden Wechsel innerhalb eines Kapitels sorgen oft für Verwirrung, so dass ich manches mehrmals lesen musste. Dafür aber hat mir die tolle bildgewaltige Sprache gut gefallen. Man fühlt sich direkt in die Sumpflandschaft von Louisiana versetzt, die für Menschen nicht ungefährlich ist. Aber es tut sich auch noch ein ganz anderer Sumpf auf, der noch gefährlicher ist. Erzählt wird diese Geschichte aus der Sicht von Dave Robicheaux in der Ich-Form. Die Charaktere sind facettenreich und gut beschrieben. Dave ist ein Mensch mit vielen Ecken und Kanten, oft barsch, so dass er nicht auf Anhieb ein Sympathieträger ist. Er ist im Bayou aufgewachsen und war als Soldat in Vietnam. Manches ließ sich wohl nur mit Alkohol ertragen, aber er ist inzwischen trocken. Er hat einen ausgesprochenen Gerechtigkeitssinn und Widerstand bei den Ermittlungen lässt ihn noch vehementer weiterforschen. Er scheint in ein Wespennest gestochen zu haben, denn plötzlich ist man hinter ihm her. Aber zum Glück hat er seinen Kumpel Clete. Welche Rolle spielt seine ehemalige Freundin Karyn bei der ganzen Geschichte? Auch Buford LaRoses Interesse an der Sache ist auffällig. Plötzlich überschlagen sich die Ereignisse, als es Aaron Crown gelingt zu fliehen. Es ist ein spannender und vielschichtiger Krimi mit einer gehörigen Portion Gesellschaftskritik. Another great read by this wonderful author. He really is an exceptional writer. Back Cover Blurb: The call from ex-Klansman Aaron Crown couldn't have been more unexpected. Sentenced to forty years for the decades-old shooting of a civil rights activist, Crown should have been out of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, for good. Election candidate Buford LaRose wants Detective Dave Robicheaux to ignore Aaron's calls, promising Robicheaux a lucrative job when he makes governor. Worse still, Buford's wife, Karyn, seems unhealthily interested in getting very close to Robicheaux - just like old times.....The LaRoses, each for their own reasons, want Crown's case buried. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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A Louisiana farmer is jailed for the murder, 30 years earlier of a black civil rights leader. The farmer claims he is innocent and asks Dave Robicheaux, the sheriff's deputy, to help him prove it. Not easy, as it suits a lot of people to have the case closed. By the author of Burning Angel. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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