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If You Were Here: A Novel of Suspense de Alafair Burke

If You Were Here: A Novel of Suspense

Autor Alafair Burke
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 iun 2013

Simțiți pulsul New York-ului sub pământ? Tensiunea se instalează brusc. Un act eroic la metrou devine scânteia unei obsesii periculoase. McKenna Jordan, jurnalistă în Manhattan, caută un subiect banal despre o salvatoare anonimă. Dar imaginea de pe cameră îngheață timpul. Femeia din video este Susan. Aceeași Susan care a dispărut acum un deceniu. Apreciem modul în care Alafair Burke transformă o știre de metrou într-o cursă contra cronometru. Nu este doar un mister, ci o confruntare cu un trecut pe care toată lumea îl credea îngropat.

Considerăm că ritmul este unul alert, dictat de capitole scurte și de urgența descoperirii adevărului. Cine a citit Where Are You Now? de Mary Higgins Clark va recunoaște aici motivul central al persoanei dispărute care reapare simbolic după zece ani, dar If You Were Here se distinge prin perspectiva jurnalistică tăioasă și realismul juridic specific autoarei. Dacă în The Girl She Was Burke explora memoria și prietenia, aici ea duce suspansul mai aproape de casă, forțând personajul principal să chestioneze loialitatea celor mai apropiați oameni.

Merită menționat că experiența autoarei ca procuror oferă narațiunii o precizie chirurgicală. Nu există pași irosiți. Fiecare indiciu descoperit de McKenna crește miza și pericolul. Stilul este direct, fără înflorituri inutile, concentrat pe dezvăluirea treptată a unei conspirații intime. Este un roman polițist care nu te lasă să respiri până când ultima piesă a puzzle-ului nu cade la locul ei.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780062278609
ISBN-10: 0062278606
Pagini: 560
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Ediția:Text mare
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperLargePrint

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care caută un roman polițist urban, unde investigația jurnalistică se împletește cu drama personală. Veți câștiga o perspectivă autentică asupra modului în care se construiește o anchetă, sub semnătura unei experte în drept penal. Este alegerea perfectă dacă v-au plăcut thrillerele lui Megan Miranda și doriți o poveste despre secrete vechi care refuză să rămână uitate.

Despre autor

Alafair Burke este o autoare de succes, prezentă constant în topurile New York Times, cunoscută pentru cele unsprezece romane ale sale, printre care se numără Long Gone și seria Ellie Hatcher. Fost procuror, Burke își folosește vasta experiență din sălile de judecată pentru a conferi autenticitate thrillerelor sale. În prezent, predă drept penal și locuiește în Manhattan, decorul multora dintre poveștile sale. Colaborările sale cu Mary Higgins Clark pentru seria Under Suspicion i-au consolidat reputația de voce majoră în literatura de suspensie contemporană.

Descriere scurtă

If You Were Here is a thrilling novel of suspense from Alafair Burke, the author Dennis Lehane calls “one of the finest young crime writers working today.”
 
Manhattan journalist McKenna Jordan is chasing the story of an unidentified woman who heroically pulled a teenaged boy from the subway tracks. When she locates a video that captures part of the incident, she thinks she has an edge on the competition scrambling to identify the mystery heroine, but is shocked to discover that the woman in the video bears a strong resemblance to Susan Hauptmann, a close friend who disappeared without a trace a decade earlier.
 
What would have been a short-lived metro story sends McKenna on a dangerous search for the missing woman—a search that will force her to unearth long-buried truths much closer to home…

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Journalist McKenna Jordan is chasing the latest urban folktale—the story of an unidentified woman who heroically pulled a teenage boy from the subway tracks seconds before the arrival of an oncoming train. When McKenna locates a video snippet that purportedly captures the incident, she thinks she has an edge on the competition scrambling to identify the mystery heroine.
McKenna is shocked to discover that the woman in the video bears a strong resemblance to Susan Hauptmann, a close friend—and a classmate of her husband's at West Point—who vanished without a trace ten years earlier. The NYPD concluded that the nomadic Susan—forced by her father into an early military life, floundering as an adult for a fixed identity—simply started over again somewhere else.
But McKenna has always believed the truth went deeper than the police investigation ever reached. What might have been a short-lived Metro story sends her on a twisting search that leads across New York City—and to dark secrets buried dangerously close to home. . . .

Recenzii

“You know you are in good hands with her, and can relax without wondering if things are going to fall apart midway through. ...Burke’s female characters are always very involving, with big, strong voices.” — Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl, in O, the Oprah Magazine
“Outstanding….Burke’s accuracy in legal and judicial technicalities is impressive although most readers will find simpler pleasures in her sharp writing, well-constructed plot, and dimensional characters.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Captivating…. Burke excels in writing compelling character-driven stories mixed with baffling mysteries.” — Associated Press
“If You Were Here is a winner: a suspenseful, tightly plotted story of friendship, lies, and betrayal. Alafair Burke writes deftly about secrets buried close to home. An accomplished novel by an assured author.” — Meg Gardiner, author of The Shadow Tracer
“After finishing If You Were Here, I don’t feel I can trust anyone ever again, except Alafair Burke to provide a cracking good read.” — Linwood Barclay, author of Trust Your Eyes
“Delivers a cleverly nuanced plot that will keep the pages turning. [Burke’s] smart writing is fast-paced and engaging, and this book should appeal to most mystery readers, especially those looking for compelling, intelligent story lines. . . .. a delight.” — Library Journal
“The plot complexity of this richly populated book keeps the action pumping, but it is the delicate shifts in perception that intrigue…keeps readers edgily engaged.” — Houston Chronicle
“Exciting....Lawyer turned-journalist McKenna finds her life turned upside down when she recognizes a friend from her college years who disappeared without a trace a decade before on a video of a near-tragedy on the subway….Will engage [Burke’s] growing audience.” — Booklist
“One of the more-talented crime writers working today.” — Pittsburgh Tribune
“Fast-paced nail-biter.” — National Examiner
“Burke’s first class adventure has murder and mayhem wrapped up in an intricate, innovative plot. Gripping from the first page....Will keep readers guessing until the end.” — RT Book Reviews, 4 1/2 stars
“Nicely crafted, plenty of suspense to go around, a couple of unanticipated twists - what’s not to like?” — BookPage
“If You Were Here veers from one realistic twist to another with aplomb. Years of betrayal, lies and distrust rise to the surface as the suspenseful plot never falters.… Outstanding.” — Sacramento Bee

Notă biografică

Alafair Burke is a New York Times bestselling author whose most recent novels include The Wife and The Ex, which was nominated for the Edgar Award for best novel. She also co-authors the bestselling Under Suspicion series with Mary Higgins Clark. A former prosecutor, she now teaches criminal law and lives in Manhattan and East Hampton.

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When McKenna Jordan, a magazine journalist investigating the story of the heroic and unidentified woman, finds the video footage, she thinks she recognizes her as Susan Hauptmann.