Murder At The Allotment: Whitstable Pearl Mysteries
Autor Julie Wassmeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mai 2024
Grădina liniștită a lui Pearl Nolan devine peste noapte un câmp de luptă. Notăm cu interes cum un spațiu destinat cultivării ingredientelor pentru restaurantul The Whitstable Pearl se transformă într-un focar de resentimente. Conflictul mocnește. Localnicii se izbesc de ambițiile noilor veniți din Londra. Granițele dintre parcele devin linii de front. Plângeri anonime inundă consiliul local. Tensiunea atinge punctul de fierbere. Apoi, vine moartea. Uneltele de grădinărit, odinioară banale, devin arme letale. Subliniem măiestria cu care Julie Wassmer construiește această intrigă. Experiența sa de decenii în scenaristică TV se simte în fiecare dialog tăios. Ritmul este alert. Personajele sunt vii, dar pline de secrete. Cei care au parcurs The Whitstable Pearl Mystery de Julie Wassmer vor fi pregătiți pentru acest amestec de farmec de coastă și cruzime ascunsă. Dacă în Murder at Mount Ephraim am văzut o Pearl Nolan navigând prin nunți și vechi prietenii, aici o găsim apărându-și propria comunitate. Este un roman polițist clasic, dar cu o structură modernă. Fără violență gratuită, dar cu o miză personală uriașă. Whitstable nu mai este doar un oraș al stridiilor, ci o scenă a crimei perfect orchestrată.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1408719940
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Constable
Seria Whitstable Pearl Mysteries
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recomandăm acest volum cititorilor care apreciază romanele polițiste britanice de tip „cosy mystery”, unde atmosfera idilică ascunde conflicte sociale profunde. Câștigați o poveste captivantă despre tensiunile dintre comunitatea locală și nou-veniți, totul sub semnătura unei autoare cu o vastă experiență în drama TV. Este lectura ideală pentru un weekend relaxant, oferind un mister solid fără detalii macabre.
Descriere
'While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl' Daily Mail
Pearl's tiny garden of Eden is transformed into a battlefield when the out of towners come to Whitstable...
Pearl Nolan's coastal allotment has always been a quiet haven - somewhere for her to relax and cultivate special ingredients for her restaurant, The Whitstable Pearl. But a sudden clamour for allotments by the DFLs - Down From Londoners - causes tension in the local community when the council decides to accommodate them by dividing existing plots into smaller parcels. The harmony that once existed between holders of land previously blighted only by slugs and caterpillars, soon transforms into a bitter turf war as a pushy DFL tries to take over by forming an Allotment Association - with herself as its chair.
When anonymous complaints are submitted to the council about each of the local allotment holders -- apart from the DFLs --Pearl's services as private detective are called upon to discover the complainant but before she can do so, what began as a tiff among the turnips soon becomes a hunt for a killer when gardening tools are put to murderous use...
Praise for Julie Wassmer's Whitstable Pearl Mysteries...
'One of the best episodes in Wassmer's longrunning Whitstable saga' Daily Mail
'As light as a Mary Berry Victoria sponge, this Middle-England romp is packed with vivid characters' Myles McWeeney, Irish Independent
'All of the thrills without any of the gore' The Sun
'Wassmer tells a rattling good tale with a lineup of oddball characters who keep us guessing' Daily Mail
'This is a quality title...a very entertaining read' The Puzzle Doctor
'A wonderful way to explore Whitstable . . . if you love cosy mysteries, then get acquainted with Pearl (and her mum and her cats!) and enjoy a trip to Whitstable through the eyes of this very convincing author' Trip Fiction
'Proves she's mistress of her craft' John McGhie, author of White Highlands
'Good, solid whodunits, without gruesome details or gratuitous violence, Murder on Sea may be just your cup of tea' Bec Stafford
Praise for the TV series...
'Scandi noir meets the English seaside in Whitstable Pearl, a murder mystery series based on Julie Wassmer's novels...' Drama Quarterly
'...explores all the murder and debauchery in the seemingly perfect English seaside town of Whitstable...' Washington Post
'...you never know what might turn up, either on the menu or alongside an oyster boat.' Wall Street Journal
Recenzii
Pearl Nolan's coastal allotment has always been a quiet haven - somewhere for her to relax and cultivate special ingredients for her restaurant, The Whitstable Pearl. But a sudden clamour for allotments by the DFLs - Down From Londoners - causes tension in the local community when the council decides to accommodate them by dividing existing plots into smaller parcels. The harmony that once existed between holders of land previously blighted only by slugs and caterpillars, soon transforms into a bitter turf war as a pushy DFL tries to take over by forming an Allotment Association - with herself as its chair.
When anonymous complaints are submitted to the council about each of the local allotment holders -- apart from the DFLs --Pearl's services as private detective are called upon to discover the complainant but before she can do so, what began as a tiff among the turnips soon becomes a hunt for a killer when gardening tools are put to murderous use...
Praise for Julie Wassmer's Whitstable Pearl Mysteries...
'As light as a Mary Berry Victoria sponge, this Middle-England romp is packed with vivid characters' Myles McWeeney, Irish Independent
'All of the thrills without any of the gore' The Sun
'This is a quality title...a very entertaining read' The Puzzle Doctor