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Five Bad Deeds: the DARK and TWISTY thriller longlisted for the CWA Twisted Dagger 2025 de Caz Frear

Five Bad Deeds: the DARK and TWISTY thriller longlisted for the CWA Twisted Dagger 2025

Autor Caz Frear
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 apr 2024

Observăm o proză tăioasă, plină de replici acide și un umor negru care transformă banalul cotidian într-un coșmar suburban. Caz Frear nu irosește niciun cuvânt; fiecare frază este un „zinger” bine plasat care accelerează pulsul. Descoperim aici povestea lui Ellen Walsh, femeia care pare să aibă totul: o familie, o carieră și casa visurilor. Totul se prăbușește când un bilet anonim îi promite un „banchet al consecințelor”. Putem afirma că tensiunea este construită cu o precizie chirurgicală. Ellen nu se consideră un om rău, dar cei din jur — soțul, sora, prietenii — păstrează cicatricile acțiunilor sale „bine intenționate”. Cineva vrea răzbunare. Mesajele devin tot mai amenințătoare. Ritmul este frenetic, iar atmosfera amintește de One Bad Thing de M K Hill prin tema consecințelor care vin din trecut, dar se diferențiază prin umorul acid și modul în care Caz Frear își forțează protagonista să se confrunte cu propria moralitate. Dacă în Sweet Little Lies sau Stone Cold Heart autoarea se concentra pe proceduri polițiste și investigații conduse de Cat Kinsella, aici miza este pur domestică și psihologică. Este o explorare feroce a modului în care micile compromisuri morale pot detona o viață întreagă. Simțim cum pământul fuge de sub picioarele lui Ellen pe măsură ce cele cinci fapte rele ies la suprafață. Nu există scăpare, doar o cursă contracronometru pentru a afla cine îi dorește distrugerea înainte ca totul să fie pierdut.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781398524910
ISBN-10: 1398524913
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster UK

De ce să citești această carte

Pentru cititorii care savurează thrillerele psihologice de tip „domestic noir” unde nimeni nu este inocent. Câștigi o experiență de lectură intensă, un amestec rar de suspans și observație socială tăioasă. Este recomandarea perfectă dacă vrei să vezi cât de repede se poate destrăma o viață perfectă din cauza unor secrete aparent minore. O poveste despre vinovăție și măștile pe care le purtăm în fața celor dragi.

Despre autor

Caz Frear este o autoare de succes internațional, renumită pentru debutul său fulminant, Sweet Little Lies, care a devenit rapid bestseller. Originară din Marea Britanie, Frear s-a impus în peisajul literar contemporan prin seria care o are în centru pe detectiva Cat Kinsella, fiind lăudată pentru realismul personajelor și dialogurile autentice. Cu Five Bad Deeds, ea face un pas către thrillerul psihologic domestic, păstrându-și însă stilul narativ alert și capacitatea de a construi intrigi complexe unde moralitatea personajelor este mereu pusă sub semnul întrebării.

Descriere scurtă

‘Frear has a good ear for darkly comic touches, which combines with her pacey plot for an engrossing read’ Daily Mail

FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SWEET LITTLE LIES COMES A DARK AND TWISTY THRILLER ABOUT SECRETS, LIES AND REVENGE. 

ONE WOMAN'S SECRET
TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY
THREE DEADLY BETRAYALS
FOUR POTENTIAL SUSPECTS
FIVE BAD DEEDS

‘A big high five for Caz Frear’s Five Bad Deeds - a page-gripping, nail-gnawing good read’ Cara Hunter

'A deliciously dark story of how one woman’s life of seemingly domestic bliss can unravel faster than she ever thought possible. I predict it will be one of the big hits of 2024 - I loved it' Nikki Smith

'Deliciously waspish, twisty, and relatable' Claire McGowan

Ellen Walsh has done something very, very bad. If only she knew what it was . . .

Teacher, mother, wife, and all-around good citizen Ellen is juggling non-stop commitments, from raising a teen and two toddlers to job-hunting, to finally renovating her dream home, the Meadowhouse. Amidst the chaos, an ominous note arrives in the mail declaring:

SOONER OR LATER EVERYONE SITS DOWN TO A BANQUET OF CONSEQUENCES.

Why would someone send her this note? Ellen has no clue. She's no angel - a white lie here and there, an occasional sharp tongue - but nothing to incur the wrath of an anonymous enemy.
Everyone around Ellen - her husband, her teenage daughter, her sister, her best friend, her neighbours - can guess why, though.  They all know from bitter experience that while Ellen’s intentions are always good, this ultimately counts for very little when you’ve (unintentionally?) blown up someone’s life.  Could the five bad deeds that come to haunt Ellen explain why things have gone so horribly wrong?

As she races to discover who’s set on destroying her life, Ellen receives more anonymous messages, each one more threatening than the last . . . and each hitting closer and closer to home and everything she cherishes.

Praise for Five Bad Deeds:

‘Brilliant . . . so clever and the characters felt real. Whip smart and perfectly executed’ C J Tudor 
'A dark, addictive, suburban nightmare. Five Bad Deeds is an edge of your seat, up all night delight' Chris Whitaker
 'Caz Frear is on fire! Five Bad Deeds is an absolute scorcher with a moral message about the effect of our actions on others at its dark and thrilling heart' Victoria Selman
'Five Bad Deeds is ferociously entertaining, spiky, bitchy, funny - and absolutely messed with my head in the most fun way. Bravo, Frear!' Catherine Ryan Howard
'Few crime authors are able to bring characters to life in the way Frear does, and it's a testament to her skill that we are rooting for Ellen as her world unravels while thrilling at her discomfort' Fiona Cummins
'Layered characters, gut-punching twists and beautifully written. This is addictive reading from Caz' Jo Spain
'An utterly compelling, superbly characterised, constantly fascinating mystery. I read with my eyes inches from the pages as each new reveal unfolded, and the final reveal was superb' Gytha Lodge
‘This book is genius. Funny, authentic, keeps you guessing and gasping as you can’t trust ANYONE. Bravo Caz Frear’ Jo Callaghan
'It is glorious. Every line is a pithy zinger and every character so well drawn. I'm normally a fast reader, but I'm taking my time to savour every word, it's that good' Michelle Davies
‘Had me holding my breath for the last fifty pages. Frear is a master at suspense, building it to breaking point. I didn't want to finish it’ Celia Walden
'If there was ever a book that screamed "what the f**k is going on here?" then this is it. Incredible characters that drew me in and had me completely hooked, this book was tightly woven, so intriguing and utterly satisfying' S. J. I Holliday
'Caz Frear is a class act. A blistering read that will grab you by throat and not let you go' Cass Green

Notă biografică

Caz Frear has a first class degree in History and Politics, and spent twelve years working as a headhunter before she started writing. She hasn’t lost her enthusiasm for networking, and is a popular member of the crime fraternity. She lives in Coventry with her husband. Her debut, the number one bestseller Sweet Little Lies, was the winner of the Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller Competition 2017 and went on to sell over 250,000 copies. It was followed by Stone Cold Heart and Shed No Tears, both of which feature her police detective Cat Kinsella. Five Bad Deeds is her first standalone thriller.

Descriere

From the internationally bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies comes a dark and twisty thriller about secrets, lies and revenge. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Laura Marshall and T. M. Logan. 

Recenzii

&#8220The story, characters, and language here immerse readers in a twisty case that involves more than one dysfunctional family. Frear almost ties all these strands up neatly at the end, until Cat’s past comes back to bite her again, leaving things ripe for book three. Frear’s fans will enjoy the focus on grown-up Cat; Dervla McTiernan’s readers are another likely audience.&#8221 — Booklist
“Cat Kinsella seals her status as fiction’s most irresistible cop.”
— Sunday Express (UK)
“Astonishingly assured. . . .  a stellar crime fiction debut by an author to watch.” — Crime by the Book
“Frear has fashioned a remarkably rich and sympathetic character in Cat, and her portrayal of dysfunctional families, especially their mix of world-weary dialogue interspersed with cutting comments, is cringingly realistic. . . . Impressive. . . will also work as a way of keeping Tana French fans happy while waiting for French’s next book.” — Booklist
“With a portrait of Cat with depth and nuance, Frear creates as fascinating a character as readers are likely to encounter this year. A complex tale of depravity—and daddy issues that threaten to overcome Frear’s protagonist—’Sweet Little Lies’ represents a study in the damage that falsehoods inflict, a meditation on the grievances and grief of family—and a thumping good read.” — The Free-Lance Star (Fredericksburg, VA)