All I Said Was True
Autor Imran Mahmooden Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 apr 2023
Notăm cu interes cum All I Said Was True consolidează poziția lui Imran Mahmood ca maestru al suspansului juridic, fiind a treia sa lucrare nominalizată la premii de prestigiu. După succesul răsunător al volumului You Don't Know Me, adaptat de BBC și Netflix, autorul revine cu o cursă contracronometru de 48 de ore. Layla Mahoney este arestată pe un acoperiș din Londra, ținând în brațe cadavrul lui Amy Blahn. Susține că este nevinovată. Singura ei apărare? Un bărbat pe nume Michael. Problema? Poliția nu îl găsește. Mai mult, poliția se îndoiește că acesta există. Putem afirma că forța narativă a lui Imran Mahmood combinată cu sensibilitatea lui James Buckler din The Simple Truth creează aici un glas propriu, ancorat în realitatea brutală a sistemului juridic britanic. Merită menționat că, spre deosebire de Finding Sophie, unde accentul cădea pe misterul dispariției, aici tensiunea este alimentată de un narator a cărui credibilitate este constant sub semnul întrebării. Ritmul este alert, dictat de interogatorii și de secretele care ies la suprafață despre soțul Laylei, Russell. La fel ca în I Know What I Saw, autorul folosește experiența sa de avocat pentru a construi o structură narativă densă, unde adevărul este o monedă de schimb periculoasă. Este un thriller politic și legal scris cu precizie chirurgicală, care ne forțează să ne întrebăm cât de departe am merge pentru a ne proteja propria versiune a realității.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1526647508
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Raven Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care caută un thriller juridic autentic, scris de un profesionist al dreptului. Veți câștiga o perspectivă fascinantă asupra presiunii interogatoriilor și a modului în care adevărul poate fi manipulat sub presiunea timpului. Este alegerea perfectă dacă v-au plăcut romanele de tip „ticking-clock” sau dramele judiciare britanice intense, oferind o intrigă inteligentă care vă va face să puneți la îndoială fiecare personaj.
Despre autor
Imran Mahmood este un avocat pledant (barrister) activ, cu o carieră de peste treizeci de ani în instanțele din Marea Britanie. Această experiență vastă îi infuzează proza cu o autenticitate rară în genul legal thriller. Primul său roman, You Don't Know Me, a fost adaptat într-un serial de succes pentru BBC și Netflix, iar lucrările sale ulterioare, inclusiv I Know What I Saw, au fost nominalizate la premii importante precum CWA Gold Dagger. Originar din Liverpool și stabilit în Londra, Mahmood este o voce distinctă în literatura polițistă contemporană, îmbinând expertiza juridică cu o explorare profundă a psihologiei umane.
Descriere
'I loved every single page!' GILLIAN MCALLISTER, author of WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME
'A thoroughly compulsive ticking-clock thriller' TM LOGAN, author of THE MOTHER
I didn't kill her. Trust me.
When Amy Blahn died on a London rooftop, Layla Mahoney was there. Layla was holding her. But all she can say when she's arrested is that 'It was Michael. Find Michael and you'll find out everything you need to know.'
The problem is, the police can't find him - they aren't even sure he exists.
Layla knows she only has forty-eight hours to convince the police that bringing in the man she knows only as 'Michael' will clear her name and reveal a dangerous game affecting not just Amy and Layla, but her husband Russell and countless others.
But as the detectives begin to uncover the whole truth about what happened to Amy, Layla will soon have to decide: how much of that truth can she really risk being exposed?
'A relentless, absorbing thriller' JANICE HALLETT
'The very definition of a compulsive page-turner' CHRIS WHITAKER
Recenzii
Imran is probably the most exciting crime fiction author in the UK right now and All I Said Was True is further proof of that. The dual narrative is exhilarating, the plot complex and layered, the writing is perfect and the narrator's voice is somehow both unreliable and trustworthy. Superb stuff
A twisting path to the moment of murder via a police interview where the truth meets its match. A relentless, absorbing thriller of the darkest paranoid noir
I loved every single page!
Original and ingenious. There's an authenticity to Imran Mahmood's books that is so rare and rewarding. All I Said Was True is the very definition of a compulsive page-turner
A tantalising thriller that bleeds with authenticity. Taut, twisty and fiendishly clever, it will surely confound you until the gripping finale.
Mahmood just keeps getting better and better
Offering powerful insight into Layla's tortured mind, while also revealing parts of the mystery like a set of Russian dolls, each one concealing another, it underlines barrister Mahmood's considerable talents as a crime writer
Wonderfully twisty and kept me guessing all the way to a really satisfying denouement
Imran Mahmood's ALL I SAID WAS TRUE is beautifully complex and arresting. I was swept away in Layla's story, though not quite knowing who I should be trusting and when which - for me - is absolutely key in great storytelling. The way that Imran continues to challenge society, and all our many preconceptions within his books is so powerful
This novel haunted me with its lyrical lies
A suspenseful and intriguing thriller, layered with authenticity and told with real poise
Mahmood perfectly executes the killer combination of beautiful prose and a bloody great story. I will read anything he writes
Exquisite writing, a voice that pulls you in, and a story where you simply have to know what happened. All I Said Was True by Imran Mahmood is addictive
Flawless prose from a skilful mind. Imran Mahmood really knows this world, and he stands head and shoulders above the competition
A beautifully written, gripping page-turner that you won't want to put down
This beautifully constructed, clever plot and it really delivers on suspense. I was guessing and second guessing myself all the way along. This was such a propulsive book for me I read it in one sitting, eschewing everything else so that I could find out what was going on. For me, that's the mark of a real page-turner and this one has it all. It is unpredictable, intriguing, suspenseful and highly enjoyable
Anglo-Asian barrister-cum-novelist Imran Mahmood expertly balances a complex narrative in All I Said Was True ... as his beleaguered protagonist Layla tries to convince the police that a murder she is accused of was committed by a man who does not seem to exist.
With an unreliable narrator - is Layla going mad or is her story, no matter how implausible, true? - and plenty of twists and turns, this novel had me hooked, its brisk pace and revelations making it difficult to put down