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Dead End Street de Trevor Wood

Dead End Street: Jimmy Mullen Newcastle Crime Thriller, cartea 3

Autor Trevor Wood
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 ian 2022

Descoperim în Dead End Street concluzia electrizantă a unei trilogii care a redefinit romanul polițist social. După succesul răsunător cu The Man on the Street, premiat cu CWA New Blood Dagger, și tensiunea din One Way Street, autorul Trevor Wood închide cercul suferinței și al ispășirii în Newcastle. Considerăm că forța acestui volum rezidă în contrastul brutal dintre dorința de stabilitate a lui Jimmy Mullen și realitatea crudă a străzii care refuză să îl elibereze. Lucrând acum într-un centru pentru tineri, Jimmy este forțat să aleagă între propria siguranță și loialitatea față de Gadge, prietenul său găsit lângă un cadavru, cu arma crimei în mână. Imaginați-vă tensiunea din Lifeless de Mark Billingham, mutată într-un decor de realism social dur, unde justițiarii urbani transformă viața celor fără adăpost într-un coșmar. Apreciem modul în care Trevor Wood folosește experiența sa de jurnalist și dramaturg pentru a construi dialoguri tăioase și un ritm alert. Față de abordările din The Inside Man sau The Silent Killer, unde accentul cade pe procedurile polițienești, aici perspectiva rămâne la firul ierbii, viscerală și autentică. Ritmul este unul de cursă contra cronometru, presărat cu o presiune psihologică constantă, specifică unui veteran care luptă nu doar cu inamicii externi, ci și cu propriile traume de război.

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ISBN-13: 9781529414783
ISBN-10: 1529414784
Pagini: 432
Dimensiuni: 322 x 163 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.67 kg
Editura: Quercus Books
Seria Jimmy Mullen Newcastle Crime Thriller

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte celor care caută un roman polițist cu o puternică încărcătură emoțională și socială. Este lectura ideală pentru fanii realismului britanic „gritty”, oferind o perspectivă rară asupra comunităților marginalizate. Cititorul câștigă o poveste intensă despre loialitate și supraviețuire, finalizând una dintre cele mai apreciate serii noir moderne, scrisă cu o cunoaștere profundă a decorului urban din Newcastle.

Despre autor

Trevor Wood este un scriitor britanic stabilit în Newcastle de peste douăzeci și cinci de ani, experiența sa locală infuzând fiecare pagină a operelor sale. Înainte de a deveni un romancier de succes, a servit în Marina Regală timp de șaisprezece ani și a lucrat ca jurnalist, elemente care explică precizia și realismul descrierilor sale. Deține un master în scriere creativă (Crime Fiction) de la University of East Anglia. Debutul său, The Man on the Street, a câștigat prestigiosul premiu CWA New Blood Dagger în 2020, consacrându-l ca o voce esențială în literatura polițistă contemporană.

Descriere

The third and final gritty Newcastle-set crime thriller in this acclaimed trilogy about a PTSD-suffering veteran turned sleuth in the face of local villainy. It follows two highly praised titles, The Man on the Street which won the CWA New Blood Dagger, and One Way Street.

'FRESH, ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC AND GRITTY' - LEE CHILD
'CHARACTERS ARE EXCELLENT ... RIVETING, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - PATRICIA GIBNEY

A group of vigilantes are carrying out a campaign of harassment against the homeless, hounding them both verbally and physically to get them off the streets. Jimmy Mullen is approached by his friend Gadge, who wants to confront the people behind it but Jimmy has finally got his life back on track. He's working at a hostel for 18 to 25-year-olds and he's reluctant to get involved in anything dodgy.

Gadge decides to go it alone but is attacked by two of the vigilantes. The police find him unconscious in an alley, covered in blood. Problem is, there's a dead body in the alley too and it's his blood that Gadge is covered in. He's also got the murder weapon in his hand.

Convinced that Gadge has been set up, and feeling guilty that he didn't back him up in the first place, Jimmy returns to the streets to try and find out who's behind his friend's difficulties. Unfortunately, he's about to discover that Gadge has a lot of enemies to choose from.

Notă biografică

Trevor Wood has lived in Newcastle for twenty-five years and considers himself an adopted Geordie. He's a successful playwright who has also worked as a journalist and spin-doctor for the City Council. Prior to that he served in the Royal Navy for sixteen years. Trevor holds an MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) from UEA. The Man on the Street, his first novel, was published to widespread critical acclaim and won the 2020 CWA New Blood Dagger. One Way Street is his second novel.

Recenzii

More than just a crime series. Dead End Street is the perfect conclusion to the trilogy, both melancholic and hopeful, completing a character work that is at the vanguard of British crime
Fast paced, very moving and a worthy conclusion to the trilogy. Jimmy is a brilliant character as are the other musketeers and I'm going to miss them a lot, though excited to see what Trevor writes next
I've laughed, squirmed, wanted to punch someone and fallen even more madly in love with a dog called Dog. Cracking read!
Jimmy is a man with a PhD in loyalty and an allergic reaction to injustice. Among nasty villains, hapless sidekicks, incompetent authorities, Jimmy is a ray of good-natured, wise-cracking sunshine and just what the doctor ordered
Just finished the third book in the Jimmy Mullen series. Compelling and atmospheric, unflinching yet compassionate, this is some of the most authentic crime writing on the street
A no-holds-barred tour of the darkest, most brutal aspects of life on Newcastle's streets. Wood's trademark pace and compassion combine to bring the trilogy to a breakneck and exhilarating conclusion. Hilarious, heart-breaking, and hopeful. I could hardly bear to turn the final page and say goodbye
A fitting end to this excellent trilogy. The characters bring the story to life in a unique way and though dark and gritty the story is realistic, and heart-breaking in places. Fast paced and intense. page turning and highly recommended
A fantastic story with flawed but brilliant characters. I read deliberately slowly towards the end just to delay finishing it
Newcastle grit, heart, humour and compassion are woven through the pages alongside a gripping plot. In this worthy last instalment of the series, Wood continues his tale of three homeless friends, Jimmy, Deano and Gadge, ably assisted by Dog. I shall miss these wonderful characters greatly. A truly special and unusual crime series
Yet another superb instalment in one of the most original and authentic series out there. Jimmy Mullen is such a unique protagonist, and tour guide around the parts of a city most of us never stumble on, and I for one have loved every single page in his company. Could not recommend highly enough.
The book masterfully interweaves its complicated crime story around acutely observed slices of life . . . as satisfying and involving as the investigation is, it's this world Wood builds and populates that stays with you
Infused with dark humour, this gritty tale offers hard-hitting insights into the realities of being homeless. The characterisation is truly authentic . . . Raw and riveting
Wood writes with knowledge and compassion and, in spite of the nightmarish world he re-creates, he suffuses the novel with warmth and affection
The explosive final act of this wonderful, award-winning trilogy . . . it's set to be an unforgettable ride, filled with twists that will make your head spin