Burned and Broken: A gripping detective mystery you won't be able to put down: Pearson and Russell
Autor Mark Hardieen Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 mai 2017
Notăm cu interes cum acest roman polițist respectă canoanele genului procedural, dar le infuzează cu o tensiune psihologică acută. Burned and Broken nu pierde timpul. Două fire narative brutale se ciocnesc: o tânără vulnerabilă caută adevărul despre moartea prietenei sale, în timp ce detectivii Frank Pearson și Catherine Russell descoperă cadavrul carbonizat al unui coleg polițist. Remarcăm rapiditatea cu care Mark Hardie transformă un cadru banal, precum malul mării din Southend, într-un spațiu al corupției și al secretelor întunecate. Credem că forța acestui debut rezidă în echilibrul dintre investigația tehnică și vulnerabilitatea umană a personajelor. Stilul are ceva din proza lui Karin Slaughter, fără să fie o imitație — ambii autori excelează în a portretiza vieți umbrite de pierdere și departamente de poliție care își protejează cu înverșunare propriii oameni, așa cum vedem în Broken. Totuși, Hardie aduce o notă mai sumbră, aproape viscerală, în descrierea atmosferei. Dacă în lucrarea sa anterioară de non-ficțiune, Think Like a Marine, autorul explora disciplina și potențialul uman, aici el disecă eșecul moral și consecințele deciziilor greșite. Această tranziție către beletristică păstrează rigoarea observației, dar adaugă un strat de empatie dureroasă. Este începutul unei serii care promite să exploreze zonele gri ale justiției, continuată deja de volumul Truly Evil.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0751562084
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 169 x 200 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Sphere
Seria Pearson and Russell
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care caută un roman polițist britanic autentic, cu un ritm alert și personaje bine conturate. Veți câștiga o perspectivă proaspătă asupra genului procedural, scrisă de un autor care stăpânește excelent atmosfera tensionată. Este alegerea perfectă dacă apreciați investigațiile complexe unde viața personală a detectivilor se împletește periculos cu datoria, totul pe fundalul unei corupții sistemice care amenință să distrugă totul.
Descriere
A DEAD GIRL
A vulnerable young woman, fresh out of the care system, is trying to discover the truth behind the sudden death of her best friend.
A MURDERED POLICE OFFICER
The charred body of a policeman - currently the subject of an internal investigation - is found in the burnt-out-shell of his car on the Southend seafront.
A CRIME WORTH KILLING FOR?
To DS Frank Pearson and DC Catherine Russell of the Essex Police Major Investigation Team, the two events seem unconnected. But as they dig deeper into their colleague's murder, dark secrets begin to emerge.
Can Pearson and Russell solve both cases, before more lives are destroyed?
A twisty, gripping novel that introduces a brilliant new detective duo. If you like Peter James, Angela Marsons and James Oswald, then you'll love this crime debut.
TRULY EVIL, the gripping second book in the series is out now.
****
Praise for Burned and Broken:
'Immensely impressive' The Times
'The investigation into a copper's dramatic death in downbeat Southend scoops a cast of equally downbeat characters into its net, and tensions rise as their stories fold around each other. An accomplished debut' Sunday Times
'Emotional, intelligent, sensual and with such a strong voice, Burned and Broken by Mark Hardie is a crime debut that deserves huge success' Harry Illingworth (Goldsboro Books)
'I absolutely LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book and I would recommend it to anybody. I can't wait to read more investigations led by DS Frank Pearson and DC Cat Russell' Amanda Oughton (Ginger Book Geek)
'The story is easy to follow without being too simple, and the novel really manages to evoke a sense of atmosphere and reality within its pages. I didn't find myself becoming distracted whilst reading at all, and raced through it in hours. I will certainly be reading any future novels, particularly in this series which I wholeheartedly enjoyed' Laura Naz (Snazzy Books)
Recenzii
Immensely impressive.
Auspicious debut . . . finely drawn, overlapping story.
The investigation into a copper's dramatic death in downbeat Southend scoops a cast of equally downbeat characters into its net, and tensions rise as their stories fold around each other. An accomplished debut.
Emotional, intelligent, sensual & with such a strong voice, Burned & Broken by Mark Hardie is a crime debut that deserves huge success.
A very strong debut by someone whom I believe is going to become a household name. You heard it here first! A great story-line, with very real characters . . . Mark has created a new police partnership, with his main characters DS Frank Pearson and DC Catherine Russell: one from the dark ages of the Met, the other from the wrong side of the tracks. The partnership works really well, as you begin to empathise with the other main characters, plus Donna and Malc, a couple that you aren't likely to forget in a hurry! Read it for yourself, and then tell me that I'm wrong!
Introduces a new detective duo to crime fiction and guarantees some open mouth reading. I look forward to see what he has in store for Pearson and Russell.
A cracker of a crime debut: Hardie's crime debut is a cracker with a cunningly twisted plot.
'An accomplished debut' Sunday Times
'Remarkable' Daily Mail
A vulnerable young woman, fresh out of the care system, is trying to discover the truth behind the sudden death of her best friend.
The charred body of a policeman - currently the subject of an internal investigation - is found in the burnt-out-shell of his car on the Southend seafront.
To DS Frank Pearson and DC Catherine Russell of the Essex Police Major Investigation Team, the two events seem unconnected. But as they dig deeper into their colleague's murder, dark secrets begin to emerge.
Can Pearson and Russell solve both cases, before more lives are destroyed?
'A feast of intrigue' Choice Magazine