Past Lying: the twisty, bestselling thriller starring Karen Pirie: Karen Pirie
Autor Val McDermiden Limba Engleză Paperback – feb 2024
Un manuscris găsit. O studentă dispărută. O schemă pentru crimă care se suprapune perfect peste realitate. Edinburgh, bântuit de fantomele scriitorilor săi, devine scena unui joc de-a șoarecele și pisica în Past Lying. Ne-a atras atenția imediat această premisă: DCI Karen Pirie descoperă că ficțiunea unui autor decedat este, de fapt, cheia unui caz rece de dispariție. Lara Hardie a pierit fără urmă de la ușa propriei case, iar acum, cuvintele lăsate în urmă de un scriitor par să deștepte adevărul. Considerăm că ritmul este unul alert, sacadat de urgența unei anchete care se desfășoară sub presiunea unei pandemii globale. Nu există timp de pierdut. Fiecare pagină a manuscrisului este un labirint de minciuni unde trădarea și răzbunarea se confundă. Cititorul care a apreciat modul în care un test ADN de rutină deblochează o anchetă veche de douăzeci de ani în Out of Bounds va găsi aici aceeași precizie chirurgicală a investigației — dar într-un context mult mai personal și literar. Dacă în Still Life miza era legată de secretele lumii artei, Val McDermid mută aici reflectorul pe propriul domeniu, cel al scriitorilor, transformând actul creației într-o armă letală. Este un roman polițist în care suspansul nu vine doar din acțiune, ci din decodarea unui text care refuză să-și dezvăluie finalul. Karen Pirie trebuie să termine povestea înainte ca trecutul să lovească din nou.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1408729091
Pagini: 512
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Sphere
Seria Karen Pirie
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm Past Lying fanilor genului Tartan Noir care caută un mister clasic cu o execuție modernă. Cititorul câștigă o experiență de lectură intensă, navigând prin jocurile psihologice ale lumii literare din Edinburgh. Este ocazia perfectă de a vedea cum experiența de detectiv a lui Karen Pirie se ciocnește de mintea unui scriitor care a plănuit crima perfectă.
Despre autor
Val McDermid, născută în 1955, este o figură centrală a literaturii polițiste scoțiene, fiind supranumită „Queen of Crime”. Cariera sa impresionantă, recunoscută prin CWA Diamond Dagger, se întinde de la seria jurnalistei Lindsay Gordon, precum Report for Murder, până la celebrul duo Tony Hill și Carol Jordan. În Past Lying, McDermid își folosește vasta experiență în mediul editorial pentru a construi o intrigă metaficțională, consolidând poziția lui Karen Pirie ca una dintre cele mai captivante figuri din proza contemporană.
Descriere
THE KAREN PIRIE THRILLERS HAVE BEEN ADAPTED INTO A MAJOR ITV SERIES STARRING LAUREN LYLE
'Another jewel in Val McDermid's crown' MICK HERRON
'A must-read for anyone who enjoys top-notch crime fiction' YOURS
'A chilling, twisting triumph. Past Lying is a classic mystery' CHRIS WHITAKER
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Edinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn't be surprised when an author's manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime.
Karen can't ignore the plot's chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University student who vanished from her own doorstep. The manuscript seems to be the key to unlocking what happened to Lara Hardie, but there's a problem: the author died before he finished it.
As Karen digs deeper, she uncovers a spiralling game of betrayal and revenge, where lies are indistinguishable from the truth and with more than one unexpected twist . . .
The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is at the top of her game in her most gripping and fiendishly clever case yet. And don't miss Silent Bones, the next Karen Pirie thriller - available to order now.
PRAISE FOR VAL MCDERMID
'McDermid is at her considerable best' GUARDIAN
'Irresistible' PATRICIA CORNWELL
'A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre' PETER JAMES
'Outstanding' SPECTATOR
'Another masterpiece' DAVID BALDACCI
'Sensational. One of Britain's most accomplished writers' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'Wickedly entertaining' DAILY MAIL
Past Lying was a No.2 Sunday Times bestseller in paperback on 10/02/2024
Recenzii
The Queen of Crime shows no sign of abdicating. Past Lying is as complex, as satisfying and as readable as anything she's written - which makes it another jewel in Val McDermid's crown
Atmospheric . . . The novel-within-a-novel is not a new device, but McDermid uses it to memorable effect in a piece of fiction that vividly recreates the anxious early months of the Covid pandemic
A chilling, twisting triumph. Past Lying is a classic mystery, brilliant, heart-stopping and seamless. No one does it better than Val McDermid
Val McDermid's latest offering proves once again why she reigns supreme in the world of crime fiction . . . The intricate and clever plot balances fact and fiction while the heroine Karen Pirie is as captivating as ever. For fans of the series, it's like a reunion with old friends, and for newcomers, it's an invitation to dive into a world of suspense and intrigue where McDermid's storytelling prowess shines through as she skilfully explores themes of betrayal and revenge, leaving readers guessing with every unexpected twist. Simply a must-read for anyone who appreciates top-notch crime fiction
Original, ingenious, and oh so twisty! It left me breathless
The ingenious plot kept me guessing all the way through. It delivers on every level
With an intricate plot, authentic dialogue, rich details, and masterly McDermid twists and turns, [Past Lying] will delight Pirie fans, existing and new
Riveting . . . McDermid keeps the twists coming hard and fast, and she bolsters them with sharp observations about the toll of Covid on the public psyche. This page-turner grips from the outset and doesn't let go
Ingenious, humane, and all too telling as a reminder of the costs of the pandemic even on its survivors
[McDermid] ingeniously flips over the rug and examines the pattern in reverse. Karen and her supporting cast are absorbing, providing insight into the restrictions on police work during the pandemic and plenty of Scottish flavour
[Pirie] is an appealing character . . . McDermid [has] fun describing the inner workings of the crime-fiction profession, including the creation of stories and the politics, favouritism, resentment, jealousy and score-settling found behind the scenes
A spiralling game of betrayal and revenge. A real tour-de-force
The eerie landscape of Scotland's capital provides the backdrop to a new thriller from McDermid signalling the return of her much-loved detective Karen Pirie
A cracking read
A deadly game of revenge. Another twisty thriller
Past Lying sees McDermid simultaneously at her darkest and most playful. The central plot is a wonderfully tricksy story within a story within a story
McDermid plots her novels in masterly style. She holds the reader's attention and provokes our curiosity . . . Her ingenuity commands respect . . . McDermid is deservedly popular and now acclaimed as the Queen of Crime. She is a fine carpenter, her books always well-constructed. She has the confidence to take her time in the telling of her story . . . She is at her ingenious best here
A complex plot of jealous writers, straying spouses and effective twists. This novel within-a-novel conceit, used to lead the detectives to more concrete evidence, sharply delivers a suitably unsettled atmosphere . . . Affecting
This is such a brilliantly conceived plot line that I was squirming with glee as I turned each page. McDermid is in rare form here, and the book never fails to entertain and surprise . . . Past Lying is a wonder to behold. I place it directly next to McDermid's finest works, like A Place of Execution and The Wire in the Blood. Her use of the pandemic is one of the most clever I have seen to date, and the story within a story that constantly references such greats as Agatha Christie and the aforementioned Highsmith makes this a novel that cannot be missed
The narrative takes on the characteristics of nested dolls . . . Head and shoulders above many crime novels
Fans definitely won't be disappointed
McDermid is on top form with another Karen Pirie thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against the disquiet of a global pandemic. It's a clever, complicated story of lies, manipulation and revenge.
McDermid's wickedly entertaining double mystery blends a brilliantly twisty plot with compassion for the personal tragedies inflicted by the pandemic