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Murder and Mendelssohn de Kerry Greenwood

Murder and Mendelssohn

Autor Kerry Greenwood
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 dec 2018

Proza lui Kerry Greenwood pulsează de o eleganță tăioasă. Nu există loc pentru ezitări. În Murder and Mendelssohn, limbajul este la fel de sofisticat ca garderoba protagonistei, dar sub strălucirea epocii Jazz se ascunde o precizie chirurgicală a deducției. Descoperim aici o Phryne Fisher aflată la a 20-a investigație, confruntată cu o scenă a crimei teatrală: un dirijor ucis în mod flamboaiant. Ritmul este alert. Tensiunea crește pe măsură ce armoniile lui Mendelssohn se împletesc cu umbrele lăsate de Marele Război. Considerăm că forța acestui volum rezidă în contrastul dintre lumea rafinată a muzicii clasice și brutalitatea unei minți criminale care vrea să demonstreze ceva. Apariția lui Rupert Sheffield, un matematician enigmatic, aduce o notă de pericol intelectual ce forțează limitele personajelor noastre obișnuite. Cei care au parcurs Murder on a Midsummer Night de Kerry Greenwood vor fi pregătiți pentru umorul acid și inteligența sclipitoare a eroinei, însă aici miza este amplificată de intervenția MI6. Subliniem continuitatea tematică față de Murder in Montparnasse; ecourile războiului nu sunt simple decoruri, ci motoare narative ce declanșează conflicte prezente. Este o cursă contra cronometru în Melbourne-ul interbelic, unde fiecare notă muzicală poate ascunde un indiciu sau o amenințare.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781464210563
ISBN-10: 146421056X
Pagini: 338
Dimensiuni: 141 x 216 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: SOURCEBOOKS

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Pentru cititorii care caută un roman polițist istoric unde stilul contează la fel de mult ca intriga. Câștigi acces într-o lume a opulenței și a misterului matematic, ghidat de cea mai carismatică detectivă a literaturii contemporane. Este lectura ideală dacă apreciezi personajele feminine puternice și vrei să vezi cum intuiția se combină cu știința deducției într-un cadru muzical fascinant.

Despre autor

Kerry Greenwood (1954-2025) a fost o figură proeminentă a literaturii australiene, fiind autoarea a peste cincizeci de romane și a numeroase lucrări de non-ficțiune. Recunoscută pentru seria Phryne Fisher, care a stat la baza unui serial de televiziune de succes internațional, Greenwood a primit prestigiosul premiu Ned Kelly pentru întreaga carieră. Dincolo de scris, a profesat ca avocat pentru Comisia de Ajutor Legal, experiență care i-a alimentat simțul justiției prezent în cărțile sale. A trăit în Melbourne alături de un „vrăjitor înregistrat”, păstrându-și până la final spiritul creativ și pasiunea pentru poveștile polițiste clasice.

Notă biografică

Kerry Greenwood was born in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray and after wandering far and wide, she returned to live there. She has degrees in English and Law from Melbourne University and was admitted to the legal profession on the 1st April 1982, a day which she finds both soothing and significant. Kerry has written three series, a number of plays, including The Troubadours with Stephen D'Arcy, is an award-winning children's writer and has edited and contributed to several anthologies. The Phryne Fisher series (pronounced Fry-knee, to rhyme with briny) began in 1989 with Cocaine Blues which was a great success. Kerry has written twenty books in this series with no sign yet of Miss Fisher hanging up her pearl-handled pistol. Kerry says that as long as people want to read them, she can keep writing them. In 2003 Kerry won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Association.

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To the accompaniment of heavenly choirs singing, the fearless Miss Phryne Fisher returns in her 20th adventure with musical score in hand. _x000D_ An orchestral conductor has been found dead and Detective Inspector Jack Robinson needs the delightfully incisive and sophisticated Miss Fisher s assistance to enter a world in which he is truly lost. Hugh Tregennis, not much liked by anyone, has been murdered in a most flamboyant mode by a killer with a point to prove. But how many killers is Phryne really stalking? _x000D_ At the same time, the dark curls, disdainful air and the lavender eyes of mathematician and code-breaker Rupert Sheffield are taking Melbourne by storm. They ve certainly taken the heart of Phryne s old friend from the trenches of WWI, John Wilson. Phryne recognizes Sheffield as a man who attracts danger and is determined to protect John from harm. _x000D_ Even with the faithful Dot, Mr. and Mrs. Butler, and all in her household ready to pull their weight, Phryne s task is complex. While Mendelssohn s Elijah, memories of the Great War, and the science of deduction ring in her head, Phryne s past must also play its part as MI6 become involved in the tangled web of murders. _x000D_ Kerry Greenwood s novels include the Corinna Chapman series and the Phryne Fisher mysteries, recently made into an acclaimed TV program currently in its second season (Miss Fisher s Murder Mysteries). She is also the author of many books for young adults, including the Delphic Women series and Out Of The Black Land, a novel of ancient Egypt. Murder and Mendelssohn is the 20th Phryne Fisher mystery and her 62nd novel. She is not married, has no children, lives with a registered Wizard, and when she is not writing she stares blankly out the window. www.phrynefisher.com _x000D_"

Recenzii

"Among Phryne's pleasantly dashing adventures (Dead Man's Chest, 2010, etc.), this one stands out for its emphasis on sexual orientation and institutional coverups.""--Kirkus Starred Review "of "Unnatural Habits""While no one will confuse this for Dickens, Greenwood's presentation of the horrific conditions in the Magdalen Laundry, an actual place, makes this a refreshing change from the series' sometimes breezy story lines.""--Publishers Weekly "of Unnatural Habits""Phryne is a highly engaging series protagonist: an aristocrat who came from humble origins, a decorated veteran of the Great War, a pilot, and a sort of proto-feminist who says what's on her mind and absolutely will not tolerate stupidity or arrogance. She feels in many ways like she's been transplanted from a modern-day crime novel: a character created by, say, Janet Evanovich or Lisa Gardner and then transported 90-odd years back in time. And, yet, the period setting works splendidly, making the most of the flapper ahead of her time. Series fans will be delighted, as always, but promotion to newbies could garner Greenwood some new readers, too.""--Booklist "of Unnatural Habits"
"Like her heroine, Greenwood has never been more confident and confronting, which leads to the cheering conclusion that while we might applaud TV Phryne's onscreen triumphs, the Phryne of the fiction is dancing to her own inimitable tune."--Sydney Morning Herald

"Among Phryne's pleasantly dashing adventures (Dead Man's Chest, 2010, etc.), this one stands out for its emphasis on sexual orientation and institutional coverups.""--Kirkus Starred Review "of "Unnatural Habits"

"While no one will confuse this for Dickens, Greenwood's presentation of the horrific conditions in the Magdalen Laundry, an actual place, makes this a refreshing change from the series' sometimes breezy story lines.""--Publishers Weekly "of Unnatural Habits

"Phryne is a highly engaging series protagonist: an aristocrat who came from humble origins, a decorated veteran of the Great War, a pilot, and a sort of proto-feminist who says what's on her mind and absolutely will not tolerate stupidity or arrogance. She feels in many ways like she's been transplanted from a modern-day crime novel: a character created by, say, Janet Evanovich or Lisa Gardner and then transported 90-odd years back in time. And, yet, the period setting works splendidly, making the most of the flapper ahead of her time. Series fans will be delighted, as always, but promotion to newbies could garner Greenwood some new readers, too.""--Booklist "of Unnatural Habits