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A Noise Downstairs: A Novel de Linwood Barclay

A Noise Downstairs: A Novel

Autor Linwood Barclay
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 iul 2018

Proza lui Linwood Barclay este un mecanism de precizie, un asalt constant asupra siguranței domestice. Observăm cum autorul transformă un obiect banal — o mașină de scris vintage — într-un instrument al terorii pure. Stilul este direct, nervos, fără ornamente inutile care să încetinească prăbușirea lui Paul Davis. Un profesor universitar trece de la o viață normală la un coșmar marcat de PTSD după ce surprinde un criminal în plină acțiune. Subliniem măiestria cu care Barclay construiește ambiguitatea: sunetele nocturne sunt reale sau doar ecourile unei minți traumatizate? La intersecția dintre The Bad Place de Dean Koontz și Before She Knew Him de Peter Swanson, cartea combină paranoia legată de spațiul locuit cu instabilitatea psihologică a unui martor care știe prea multe. Considerăm că A Noise Downstairs reprezintă un punct de cotitură în opera autorului. Dacă în Find You First sau Take Your Breath Away miza era adesea legată de secrete de familie și dispariții, aici Barclay apasă pedala suspansului psihologic claustrofob. Tensiunea crește insuportabil când Paul descoperă o legătură macabră: criminalul își forța victimele să tasteze scuze înainte de moarte. Este aceeași mașină? Ritmul este alert, capitolele scurte forțează cititorul să înainteze într-un labirint de întrebări fără răspuns facil. Nu este doar un roman polițist, ci o explorare brutală a modului în care o singură noapte poate distruge iremediabil simțul realității.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780062845641
ISBN-10: 0062845640
Pagini: 528
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:Text mare
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperLargePrint

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Recomandăm acest roman pentru tensiunea psihologică excepțională și modul în care transformă paranoia într-o formă de artă. Dacă apreciați personajele vulnerabile care trebuie să își demonstreze propria sănătate mintală în timp ce vânează un criminal, A Noise Downstairs este alegerea ideală. Veți câștiga o experiență de lectură intensă care vă va face să ascultați cu atenție orice zgomot suspect din propria casă.

Despre autor

Linwood Barclay, fost editorialist la Toronto Star, este un autor de succes internațional, tradus în numeroase limbi și apreciat de critici pentru capacitatea de a scrie thrillere psihologice captivante. Locuiește lângă Toronto și este autorul a numeroase romane premiate, printre care No Time for Goodbye, care a fost opționat pentru ecranizare. Stilul său este adesea comparat cu cel al lui Harlan Coben, fiind lăudat de însuși Stephen King pentru modul în care stăpânește mecanismele suspansului modern.

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The New York Times bestselling author of No Time for Goodbye returns with a haunting psychological thriller that blends the twists and turns of Gillian Flynn with the driving suspense of Harlan Coben, in which a man is troubled by odd sounds for which there is no rational explanation.
College professor Paul Davis is a normal guy with a normal life. Until, driving along a deserted road late one night, he surprises a murderer disposing of a couple of bodies. That’s when Paul’s "normal" existence is turned upside down. After nearly losing his own life in that encounter, he finds himself battling PTSD, depression, and severe problems at work. His wife, Charlotte, desperate to cheer him up, brings home a vintage typewriter—complete with ink ribbons and heavy round keys—to encourage him to get started on that novel he’s always intended to write.
However, the typewriter itself is a problem. Paul swears it’s possessed and types by itself at night. But only Paul can hear the noise coming from downstairs; Charlotte doesn’t hear a thing. And she worries he’s going off the rails.
Paul believes the typewriter is somehow connected to the murderer he discovered nearly a year ago. The killer had made his victims type apologies to him before ending their lives. Has another sick twist of fate entwined his life with the killer—could this be the same machine? Increasingly tormented but determined to discover the truth and confront his nightmare, Paul begins investigating the deaths himself.
But that may not be the best thing to do. Maybe Paul should just take the typewriter back to where his wife found it. Maybe he should stop asking questions and simply walk away while he can. . . .

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College professor Paul Davis is a normal guy with a normal life. But that normal existence is turned upside down late one evening when he catches a colleague trying to dispose of two dead bodies.
After nearly losing his own life that night, Paul is battling PTSD, depression, and severe problems at work and home. To cheer him up, his wife Charlotte gives him a surprise present, a vintage typewriter.
However, the typewriter soon becomes a source of anxiety itself. Paul swears he can hear the keys clacking in the early hours of the morning, but Charlotte and his son deny hearing any strange sounds. Are Paul’s claims real—or is he going off the rails as Charlotte fears?
Paul believes that the typewriter is somehow connected to the dark events he witnessed eight months ago. But maybe he should stop asking questions and simply walk away while he can. Because if he doesn’t, his darkest terrors just might come true.

Recenzii

“Linwood Barclay’s novels – as intelligent as Michael Connelly’s, as compelling as Harlan Coben’s – never fail to astonish. A Noise Downstairs, his best work yet, is a cobra of a story: smooth, slippery, unnerving . . . and likely to strike when you least expect it. I devoured this book.” — A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window 
“Vintage Barclay – A Noise Downstairs is an utterly compelling read with a twist you won’t see coming. I loved it!” — Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of A Stranger in the House and The Couple Next Door
“[Barclay] does a masterful job of layering on the mysteries until we’re almost frantically turning the pages, impatient to find out what the hell is going on. A beautifully executed thriller.” — Booklist (starred review)
“Prepare to be blindsided by an ending you didn’t see coming. Barclay’s nerve-wracking tale will have readers scared to close their eyes at night.” — Library Journal
“A terrific edge-of-your-seat Hitchcockian psychological thriller that lives up to all the hype.” — New York Journal of Books
“Artfully crafted.” — New York Times Book Review
“Barclay is a master of manipulation. . . . Predictable becomes unpredictable in this compelling book that echoes the best of Harlan Coben.” — Associated Press
“[A] fast-paced psychological thriller . . . Barclay carefully conceals hidden motives and secret lives until the startling conclusion. Harlan Coben fans will find much to like.” — Publishers Weekly
“Creepy and compelling. . . . Barclay expertly weaves together the various plot strands to reach a wholly unexpected conclusion.” — The Guardian
“[A] twisty psychological tale . . . a satisfying and clever novel. The large cast and the story’s many moving parts perfectly set the reader up for the final climactic twist.” — Mystery Scene
“Predictable becomes unpredictable in this compelling book that echoes the best of Harlan Coben.” — Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers
Praise for No Time for Goodbye:
“A deliciously smart thriller, full of surprises and perfect pacing. I’m jealous I didn’t write it.” — Alafair Burke
“A high-speed emotional roller-coaster. The surprises will leave you breathless.” — Robert Crais
“No Time for Goodbye just flies off the page. It’s a one-sit thriller. You sit down with this book and you won’t get up until you’ve turned the last page.” — Michael Connelly
“One of the best thrillers of the year! Utterly riveting.” — Tess Gerritsen
“A terrific page-turner that keeps you in suspense until the very end. If you like Harlan Coben, you’ll love Linwood Barclay.” — Peter Robinson
“Full of twists and turns.” — Parade, “Books We Love”

Notă biografică

Linwood Barclay is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty previous novels, and two thrillers for children. His books have been translated into more than two dozen languages. He wrote the screenplay adaptation for his novel Never Saw it Coming and his book The Accident has been made into a TV series in France. His novel No Time for Goodbye was a global bestseller. A native of Connecticut, he now lives in Toronto with his wife, Neetha.

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The multi-million copy internationally bestselling author and master of the shocking twist, Linwood Barclay, is back with a nail-biting new thriller which will keep you awake all night . . .



Paul Davis forgets things. Why he walked into a room. Who he spoke to, and what they said. What he promised his wife he'd do. Sometimes it's too much, and the panic takes hold.

But he wasn't always like this.

Eight months ago, Paul was attacked - left for dead after seeing something he shouldn't have - and has been piecing his life back together ever since.

During the days, therapy helps. But at night, he hears noises that no one else can. That nobody believes. Sometimes he thinks someone is in the house. Other times, the sounds are far stranger.

Either he's losing his mind - or someone wants him to think he is. Or maybe something even darker is waiting downstairs . . .