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Last Words de Michael Koryta

Last Words

Autor Michael Koryta
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 mar 2017

Cât de departe poți coborî în întuneric înainte ca acesta să te înghită definitiv? Mark Novak este la un pas de colaps. Moartea soției sale l-a lăsat vulnerabil. Cariera lui atârnă de un fir de ață. Considerăm că această premisă transformă un simplu caz penal într-o cursă contra cronometru pentru supraviețuire psihică. Trimis în Garrison, un oraș claustrofob din Midwest, Novak trebuie să exploreze un sistem de peșteri letale. O fată a murit acolo. Omul care a scos-o la suprafață este principalul suspect. El îi cere ajutorul. Recomandăm atenție sporită la atmosfera tensionată: Garrison este locul unde secretele vechi rămân îngropate adânc. Remarcăm stilul autorului de a construi suspansul prin contrastul dintre spațiile deschise ale Americii rurale și bezna absolută din subteran. Cititorul care a apreciat căutarea obsesivă a adevărului din Last Lie Told de Debra Webb va găsi aici aceeași temă a investigatorului bântuit de propria traumă — dar într-un context mult mai fizic și periculos. Last Words se distinge prin ritmul alert și prin duelul psihologic dintre Novak și un adversar care pare să-i cunoască toate slăbiciunile. Față de lucrări precum If She Wakes, unde accentul cade pe supraviețuirea în fața unui criminal enigmatic, aici Michael Koryta sapă mai adânc în psihologia vinovăției și a memoriei. Este un roman polițist în care mediul înconjurător devine un personaj activ, la fel de ostil ca orice asasin.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780316122658
ISBN-10: 0316122653
Pagini: 528
Dimensiuni: 105 x 171 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Little Brown and Company

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte celor care caută un roman polițist cu o atmosferă grea și un ritm alert. Veți câștiga o experiență de lectură intensă, explorând granița dintre doliu și obsesie. Este lectura ideală pentru fanii genului care doresc un protagonist complex, confruntat nu doar cu un mister letal, ci și cu propriile sale limite fizice și mentale în adâncurile pământului.

Despre autor

Michael Koryta a publicat primul său roman, „Tonight I Said Goodbye”, la vârsta de numai 21 de ani, câștigând imediat recunoașterea criticilor. Experiența sa de fost reporter și investigator privat în Indiana se reflectă în precizia detaliilor din Last Words. Lucrările sale au fost recompensate cu Los Angeles Times Book Prize și Great Lakes Book Award, fiind traduse în douăzeci de limbi. Autorul este cunoscut pentru abilitatea de a îmbina misterul clasic cu elemente de suspans psihologic, creând personaje memorabile precum Mark Novak, care reapar în volume ulterioare precum Rise the Dark.

Descriere scurtă

"Koryta knows what he's talking about. The last page of LAST WORDS hints at the plot of Koryta's next novel, and I say bring it on." -The Washington Post

Markus Novak just wants to come home. An investigator for a Death Row defense firm, Novak's life derailed when his wife was killed in the midst of a case. Two years later, her murderer is still at large, and Novak's attempts to learn the truth about her death have jeopardized his job. Now he's been all but banished to Garrison, Indiana to assess a cold case that he's certain his boss has no intention of taking.
As Novak knows too well, some crimes never do get solved. The answers lie in the fiendish brain of a dangerous man, the real identity of a mysterious woman, and deep beneath them all, a network of secrets deadlier than he can imagine. If Novak he has any chance of returning to the life and career he left behind in Florida, he'll need to find the truth in Garrison first.

Notă biografică

Michael Korytais theNew York Timesbestselling author of ten novels, most recentlyThose Who Wish Me Dead. His previous novels--includingThe Prophet,The Ridge, andSo Cold The River--wereNew York Timesnotable books, national bestsellers, and have been nominated for numerous awards, including having won theLos Angeles TimesBook Prize. A former private investigator and newspaper reporter, Koryta graduated from Indiana University with a degree in criminal justice. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Bloomington, Indiana.

Recenzii

"You can't put this baby down."—Stephen King
"An inventive storyteller who's also a skilled stylist, he's constantly experimenting, which explains why his private eye novelLast Wordsdoesn't read like one...even on a literal level, Koryta's descriptions of that unknown realm beneath the one we know - with places like the Chapel Room and Maiden Creek and Greenglass River - possess an unearthly beauty. You almost begin to believe...that it's all one big cave down there, with endless interconnected rooms stretching into infinity."—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
"This moving series launch from bestseller Koryta (Those Who Wish Me Dead) illustrates why he's among today's top thriller writers. Koryta sensitively portrays regret and grief while plunging the reader into exciting, claustrophobic scenes deep inside the massive cave."—Publishers Weekly (starred)
"Outstanding launch of a new series. Koryta punctuates the intense underground scenes ofLast Wordswith claustrophobia so realistic that it's palpable. He wrings every moment of excitement possible."—Associated Press
"Koryta knows what he's talking about. The last page ofLast Wordshints at the plot of Koryta's next novel, and I say bring it on."—The Washington Post
"Last Wordsmight not make you eager to go underground yourself, but it will make you avid to keep turning the pages....a promising series kickoff; just be sure to read it in daylight."—Tampa Bay Times
"Koryta is a master of plot."—Bob Cunningham, Toledo Blade
"With each book, the talents ofNew York Timesbest-selling author Koryta (The Prophet) just get better."—Library Journal (starred)
ACCLAIM FORTHOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD:

"Warning: Michael Koryta's wonderful, riveting, and harrowingThose Who Wish Me Deadmay just move you to tears. Enjoy at your own risk."—Harlan Coben,#1 bestselling author of Missing You and Six Years
"Outstanding in every way, and a guaranteed thriller-of-the-year...Stephen King would be proud of the set up, Cormac McCarthy would be proud of the writing, and I would be proud of the action. Don't you dare miss it."—Lee Child,#1 bestselling author of Never Go Back
"Those Who Wish Me Deadis an absolutely thrilling read. I read most of it with my breath held, occasionally exhaling to ask myself, 'What will happen next?' I highly recommend it."—Kevin Powers,National Book Award Finalist and author of The Yellow Birds
"Absolutely breathtaking, nail-biting, and edge-of-your-seat. Michael Koryta is a master at maintaining suspense and a hell of a good writer.Those Who Wish Me Deadis one of the best chase-and-escape novels you'll read this year - or any other year. The pace never lets up."—Nelson DeMille,author of The Quest

Descriere

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Private investigator Mark Novak is still mourning the death of his wife, and it's affecting his work. With his future on the line, Mark is sent to check out a case in the Midwest town of Garrison, home to a famous but perilous cave system. A girl has died in the caves, and the man who brought her out is still believed by many to be her killer. He begs Novak to uncover what really happened.

But Garrison is the kind of place where cold cases stay cold. Mark tries to delve into the town's secrets, but in the end, he will have to match his wits against the man who knows the caverns better than anyone. A man who seems to have lost his mind. A man who seems to know Mark Novak all too well.