No Man's Land: A fast-paced thriller with a killer twist: Connor Fraser
Autor Neil Broadfooten Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 apr 2019
Războiul este pe cale să izbucnească în Stirling, iar linia dintre datoria profesională și supraviețuirea personală se șterge brutal. În No Man's Land, descoperim o confruntare violentă între ordinea fragilă a legii și un trecut sângeros care refuză să rămână îngropat. Când un corp mutilat este abandonat în inima istorică a orașului, DCI Malcolm Ford se lovește de o ferocitate fără precedent. Pentru Neil Broadfoot, acesta este punctul de plecare al unei serii care redefinește genul Tartan Noir. Remarcăm cum autorul folosește fundalul politic tensionat al erei post-Brexit pentru a amplifica sentimentul de nesiguranță generală.
Conflictul central se mută rapid de la ancheta oficială la Connor Fraser, un specialist în protecție care recunoaște în semnătura criminalului un mesaj din anii săi petrecuți în poliția din Belfast. Ritmul narativ amintește de Peter May, dar structura este mult mai agresivă, bazată pe o experiență jurnalistică de 15 ani care se simte în fiecare dialog tăios și detaliu tehnic. Dacă în lucrarea anterioară Exit Wounds, Broadfoot explora temele loialității prin scene de acțiune comparabile cu cele din romanele Reacher, aici el rafinează suspansul psihologic. Considerăm că forța acestui roman stă în capacitatea de a transforma orașul Stirling într-un personaj opresiv, unde monumentele istorice devin decoruri pentru execuții ritualice. Este o cursă contra cronometru în care loialitățile vechi sunt testate până la rupere, iar adevărul este protejat cu prețul oricărei sacrificii umane.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1472127587
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Constable
Seria Connor Fraser
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Descriere
'Wonderfully grisly and grim, and a cracking pace' James Oswald
'A frantic, pacy read with a compelling hero' Steve Cavanagh
War is coming to No-Man's Land, and Connor Fraser will be ready.
A mutilated body is found dumped at Cowane's Hospital in the heart of historic Stirling. For DCI Malcolm Ford it's like nothing he's ever seen before, the savagery of the crime makes him want to catch the murderer before he strikes again. For reporter Donna Blake it's a shot at the big time, a chance to get her career back on track and prove all the doubters wrong. But for close protection specialist Connor Fraser it's merely a grisly distraction from the day job.
But then another bloodied and broken corpse is found, this time in the shadow of the Wallace Monument - and with it, a message. One Connor has received before, during his time as a police officer in Belfast.
With Ford facing mounting political and public pressure to make an arrest and quell fears the murders are somehow connected to heightened post-Brexit tensions, Connor is drawn into a race against time to stop another murder. But to do so, he must question old loyalties, confront his past and unravel a mystery that some would sacrifice anything - and anyone - to protect.
From Dundee International Book Prize and Bloody Scotland book of the year nominee Neil Broadfoot comes the first gripping thriller in the white-knuckle Connor Fraser crime series.
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Praise for Neil Broadfoot:
'Tense, fast-moving and bloody. Broadfoot's best yet' Mason Cross
'Broadfoot is here, and he's ready to sit at the table with some of the finest crime writers Scottish fiction has to offer' Russel D. McLean
'Tension that'll hold you breathless' Helen Fields
'Crisp dialogue, characters you believe and a prose style that brings you back for more . . . a fine addition to a growing roster of noir titles with a tartan tinge' Douglas Skelton
'This is Broadfoot's best to date, a thriller that delivers the thrills: energetic, breathlessly paceyand keeping you guessing till the end' Craig Russell
'Neil Broadfoot hits the ground running and doesn't stop. With the very beating heart of Scotland at its core, your heart too will race as you reach the jaw dropping conclusion of this brilliant thriller. First class!' Denil Meyrick
'A deliciously twisty thriller that never lets up the pace. Thrills, spills, chills and kills' Donna Moore
'An explosive, gripping page-turner with dark and utterly twisted murders. Simply brilliant!' Danielle Ramsay
'An atmospheric, twisty and explosive start to a new series by one of the masters of Scottish fiction. Get your wee mitts on it' Angela Clarke
'No Man's Land is a stunning, fast-paced, multi-layered thriller. Disturbing political unrest and psychological horror written with great confidence by Neil Broadfoot, who has one hand on Ian Rankin's crown as the king of Scottish crime' Michael Wood
'[A] gritty and fast-moving tale of shifting loyalties set against the backdrop of Scottish and Irish politics' Nick Quantrill
'Definitely a must read for all lovers of Tartan Noir: or anyone else who simply wants to enjoy a compelling tale' Undiscovered Scotland
Recenzii
Great set of characters, wonderfully grisly and grim, and a cracking pace. Top stuff!
A deliciously twisty thriller that never lets up the pace. Thrills, spills, chills and kills
A frantic, pacy read with a compelling hero
An author on the top of his game
Broadfoot is here, and he's ready to sit at the table with some of the finest crime writers Scottish fictions has to offer
Broadfoot is the real deal. A superb debut
Cracking pace, satisfyingly twisty plot. A great read
Crisp dialogue, characters you believe and a prose style that brings you back for more . . . a fine addition to a growing roster of noir titles with a tartan tinge
Definitely a must read for all lovers of Tartan Noir: or anyone else who simply wants to enjoy a compelling tale
Gripping action [...] menacing undercurrents [...] The chapters are a series of stabs, swift, to the point. The knots in the plot unravel with timely stealth
Gritty [with] a strong identity; very tartan noir crime fiction. The shock opening hooked me in and the well-developed characters, back stories, plot and sub-plots kept that interest going
Neil Broadfoot is one to watch
It's a thrill a minute in No Man's Land, a high-octane thriller introducing us to close protection specialist, Connor Fraser
Neil Broadfoot hits the ground running and doesn't stop. With the very beating heart of Scotland at its core, your heart too will race as you reach the jaw dropping conclusion of this brilliant thriller. First class!
War is coming to No-Man's Land, and Connor Fraser will be ready.
A mutilated body is found dumped at Cowane's Hospital in the heart of historic Stirling. For DCI Malcolm Ford it's like nothing he's every seen before, the savagery of the crime making him want to catch the murderer before he strikes again. For reporter Donna Blake it's a shot at the big time, a chance to get her career back on track and prove all the doubters wrong. But for close protection specialist Connor Fraser it's merely a grisly distraction from the day job.
Then a bloodied and broken corpse is found, this time in the shadow of the Wallace Monument - and with it, a message. One Connor has received before, during his time as a police officer in Belfast.
Before long Connor is drawn into a race against time to stop the killer. But to do so, he must question old loyalties, confront his past and unravel a mystery that some would sacrifice anything - and anyone - to protect.
'Cracking pace, satisfyingly twisty plot. A great read' James Oswald
'Crisp dialogue, characters you believe and a prose style that brings you back for more' Douglas Skelton
'A deliciously twisty thriller that never lets up the pace' Donna Moore