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Stevenson, B: Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect

Autor Benjamin Stevenson
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 feb 2024

La prima vedere, Stevenson, B: Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect pare a fi un omagiu clasic adus epocii de aur a romanului polițist, un ecou deliberat al structurii agathiene unde spațiul închis al unui tren devine scenă pentru crimă. Totuși, ceea ce descoperim între coperți este o deconstrucție sclipitoare și auto-ironică a genului. Remarcăm curajul lui Benjamin Stevenson de a plasa acțiunea la bordul legendarului tren 'The Ghan', transformând o convenție literară într-un laborator de analiză a clișeelor. Protagonistul nostru, un scriitor debutant aflat în căutarea inspirației, se trezește prins într-un festival de literatură 'mystery' unde colegii săi de compartiment sunt tocmai arhitecții suspansului: experți în medicină legală, maeștri ai thrillerului juridic și vedete ale literaturii de consum. Când apare prima victimă, dinamica se schimbă radical: șase autori devin cinci detectivi ad-hoc. Stilul are ceva din proza ludică și interactivă a lui Terry Deary în Actually, I'm A Murderer, fără să fie o imitație — Benjamin Stevenson păstrează o voce distinctă prin modul în care sparge 'al patrulea zid', invitând cititorul să participe la rezolvarea puzzle-ului cu un cinism revigorant. Ne-a atras atenția ritmul narativ impus de cronologia strictă a celor patru zile de călătorie, unde armele și motivele sunt analizate prin prisma celor care știu, teoretic, cum să comită crima perfectă. Este un joc de oglinzi unde expertiza personajelor devine principalul lor obstacol în aflarea adevărului.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780241611296
ISBN-10: 0241611296
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 160 x 239 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Editura: Penguin Books

De ce să citești această carte

Dacă iubiți jocurile de inteligență și umorul britanic (deși acțiunea e australiană), această carte este o alegere ideală. Veți câștiga nu doar o ghicitoare polițistă captivantă, ci și o incursiune amuzantă în culisele minții unui scriitor. Este lectura perfectă pentru cei care vor să vadă cum regulile genului 'whodunnit' sunt încălcate cu eleganță chiar de către cei care le-au inventat.


Despre autor

Benjamin Stevenson este un autor australian de succes și comediant premiat, a cărui carieră literară a explodat odată cu succesul internațional al volumului Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone. Stilul său este caracterizat printr-un amestec unic de suspans autentic și metificțiune, scriitorul adresându-se adesea direct cititorului pentru a explica mecanismele narațiunii. Prin seria dedicată familiei Cunningham și aventurilor lor pline de crime, Stevenson a reușit să revitalizeze interesul global pentru misterele clasice, adaptându-le sensibilităților contemporane.


Descriere scurtă

How do you catch a killer, when all your suspects know how to get away with murder?

*PRE-ORDER NOW! THE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED FOLLOW-UP TO 2022'S MOST ORIGINAL MURDER MYSTERY, EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE*

When the Australian Mystery Writers' Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. Obviously, that didn't pan out.

The program is a who's who of crime writing royalty:

the debut writer (me!)
the forensic science writer
the blockbuster writer
the legal thriller writer
the literary writer
the psychological suspense writer.

But when one of us is murdered, six authors quickly turn into five detectives. Together, we should know how to solve a crime.

Or commit one...

Praise for Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone

'The best thing I've read in ages' STUART MACBRIDE
'I absolutely LOVED it. Engaging, entertaining and charming' MARIAN KEYES
'Clever, unexpected, and not to be missed' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'Utterly original, hugely entertaining, and a must-read for every fan of the mystery genre' JANE HARPER

Why readers LOVE Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone

'Sharp. Slick. Original'
5***** reader review
'Fun, witty and exciting - this is not one to miss!' 5***** reader review
'Darkly atmospheric and full of mystery. I loved it' 5***** reader review
'This is without doubt going to be the standout novel of the year' 5***** reader review
'I absolutely loved this from start to finish. Dark, atmospheric and funny, I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves a good murder mystery' 5***** reader review

Descriere

***THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH, FROM THE AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE*** 'Brilliant, great fun. Takes the scenario of Murder on the Orient Express and plays it for laughs' THE TIMES, CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH 'Clever, satisfying, impossible to put down and gloriously inventive. It's fantastic' STUART TURTON SIX WRITERS. FIVE DETECTIVES. FOUR DAYS. THREE WEAPONS. TWO MURDERS. ONE TRAIN . . . When the Australian Mystery Writers' Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. Obviously, that didn't pan out. The program is a who's who of crime writing royalty: the debut writer (me!) the forensic science writer the blockbuster writer the legal thriller writer the literary writer the psychological suspense writer. But when one of us is murdered, six authors quickly turn into five detectives. Together, we should know how to solve a crime. Or commit one . . . But how do you catch a killer, when all your suspects know how to get away with murder? Praise for Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect 'Sparkling with wit...Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect offers a tip of the hat to the great Agatha Christie novel while at the same time being a modern reinvention of it. Leave it to Stevenson to make high-jinx and murder deviously good fun' NITA PROSE 'An outstanding and exceptional mystery from start to finish...everything fans would hope for' JANE HARPER Why readers LOVE Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect 'A perfect choice for anyone who enjoys witty thrillers' 5***** reader review 'I cannot recommend it more highly' 5***** reader review 'Absolutely wonderful - a must read for crime writing fans' 5***** reader review 'Amusing, engaging and impressive' 5***** reader review 'Will hook you in, keep you engaged and will make you want to read MORE!' 5***** reader review 'You will be in for twists and turns that will leave you guessing until the very end. I didn't have a clue whodunnit!' 5***** reader review

Notă biografică

Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand-up comedian and author. He has sold out shows from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has appeared on ABCTV, Channel 10, and The Comedy Channel. Offstage, Benjamin has worked for publishing houses and literary agencies in Australia and the USA. He currently works with some of Australia's best-loved authors at Curtis Brown Australia. He is the author of three novels, including Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone.