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Salt Lane de William Shaw

Salt Lane

Autor William Shaw
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 26 iun 2018

Descoperim aici o structură narativă construită pe tensiunea dintre izolarea geografică și brutalitatea socială. Salt Lane nu este doar un roman polițist; este o incursiune într-un Kent al contrastelor, unde mlaștinile ascund secrete vechi și crime noi. Găsim în această carte o perspectivă dură asupra marginalizării, declanșată de descoperirea cadavrului unui migrant într-un context degradant. DS Alexandra Cupidi, proaspăt exilată din Londra, trebuie să navigheze într-o comunitate ostilă, unde tăcerea este o formă de supraviețuire. Ritmul este sacadat, alert, reflectând urgența unei anchete care o pune pe Cupidi în vizorul unei conspirații întunecate. Pe același raft cu Blood, Salt, Water de Denise Mina, această lucrare se distinge prin atmosfera sa apăsătoare și comentariul social tăios despre exploatare. Merită menționat că William Shaw face tranziția de la seria istorică Breen & Tozer către o abordare contemporană mult mai viscerală. Dacă în The Birdwatcher am zărit potențialul acestui cadru natural ostil, în Salt Lane autorul îl transformă într-un personaj colectiv, definitoriu pentru întreaga serie.

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ISBN-13: 9780316563505
ISBN-10: 0316563501
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 152 x 236 x 41 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company

De ce să citești această carte

Pentru cititorii care caută un roman polițist cu greutate morală și atmosferă densă. Veți câștiga o perspectivă onestă asupra problemelor migrației și exploatării, totul ambalat într-o investigație tensionată. Este începutul perfect al unei serii longevive, oferind o protagonistă complexă, o mamă singură care se luptă simultan cu sistemul și cu propriile greșeli de judecată.

Despre autor

William Shaw este un nume consacrat în literatura de gen din Marea Britanie, fiind recunoscut pentru abilitatea sa de a îmbina intriga polițistă cu observația jurnalistică fină. Fost jurnalist pentru publicații de prestigiu precum Details și Arena, Shaw a debutat cu seria de succes Breen & Tozer, plasată în Londra anilor '60. A fost nominalizat la premii importante precum CWA Historical Dagger și Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year. Locuiește în Brighton, contextul geografic al coastei de sud a Angliei devenind o sursă majoră de inspirație pentru atmosfera melancolică și aspră a seriei dedicate detectivului Alexandra Cupidi.

Descriere scurtă

An "excellent," darkly-told crime novel in the tradition of Tana French and Ian Rankin (Wall Street Journal)

Sergeant Alexandra Cupidi is a recent transfer from the London metro police to the rugged Kentish countryside. She's done little to ingratiate herself with her new colleagues, who find her too brash, urban, and--to make matters worse, she investigated her first partner, a veteran detective, and had him arrested on murder charges. Now assigned the brash young Constable Jill Ferriter to look after, she's facing another bizarre case: a woman found floating in local marsh land, dead of no apparent cause.

The case gets even stranger when the detectives contact the victim's next of kin, her son, a high-powered graphic designer living in London. Adopted at the age of two, he'd never known his mother, he tells the detectives, until a homeless womanknocked on his door, claiming to be his mother, just the night before: at the same time her body was being dredged from the water.

Juggling the case, her aging mother, her teenage daughter, and the loneliness of country life, Detective Cupidi must discover who the woman really was, who killed her, and how she managed to reconnect with her long lost son, apparently from beyond the grave.

Notă biografică

William Shaw is an award-winning pop culture journalist, who has written regularly for the UK's Observer and Independent, as well as the New York Times. He is the author of the Breen and Tozer series and The Birdwatcher, his previous novel featuring Sergeant Alexandra Cupidi. Shaw lives in Sussex, England.

Recenzii

"SaltLane was my introduction to William Shaw, and when I finished it I instantlywent to his backlist. He is a meticulous, thoughtful and insightful writer. Ican't wait for Sgt. Cupidi's next case."—Sara Paretsky
"Salt Lane is taut, terrifying and timely; the emotional tension never slackens."—Val McDermid
"Excellent.... Reversesreaders' expectations: Rather than having all their roots in the distant past,these crimes have more to do with the evils and inequities of the modernworld."—Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
"Excellent....The combination of great characters and a gripping plot will leave readers eager for a sequel."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"DS Alexandra Cupidi is complex, conflicted, and conscientious... Shaw's rattling good writing will hold readers to the very end. Fans of the author's Breen and Tozer series as well as aficionados of atmospheric police procedurals will enjoy this series launch."—Library Journal
"William Shaw is one of the great rising talents of UK crime fiction. This is his best book to date, instantly engaging, beautifully written with really well observed and rounded characters."
—Peter James
"A modern crime master.... Shawscores subtle political points in this atmospheric, state-of-the-nationthriller that, as always, features intricate plotting, realistic dialogue andbelievable characters."—Natasha Harding, The Sun (UK)
PRAISE FOR WILLIAM SHAW AND THE BIRDWATCHER

"One of summer's chilliest thrillers... Shaw's prose still sinks its hooks in."—Entertainment Weekly
"Discreet, thoughtful prose... by its theatrical but moving conclusion, The Birdwatcher... [is] an excellent read."—USA Today
"William Shaw is, quite simply, an outstanding storyteller."—Peter May, Barry Award-winning author of the Lewis Trilogy

Descriere

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'William Shaw is one of the great rising talents of UK crime fiction. This is his best book to date' Peter James
'Taut, terrifying and timely' Val McDermid
'William Shaw is a superb storyteller' Peter May

SHE ALWAYS WENT TOO FAR

DS Alexandra Cupidi has done it again. She should have learnt to keep her big mouth shut, after the scandal that sent her packing - resentful teenager in tow - from the London Met to the lonely Kent coastline. Murder is different here, among the fens and stark beaches.

SHE WAS THE ONE WHO FOUND THE KILLERS

The man drowned in the slurry pit had been herded there like an animal. He was North African, like many of the fruit pickers that work the fields. The more Cupidi discovers, the more she wants to ask - but these people are suspicious of questions.

AND NOW IT WAS KILLING HER

It will take an understanding of this strange place - its old ways and new crimes - to uncover the dark conspiracy behind the murder. Cupidi is not afraid to travel that road. But she should be. She should, by now, have learnt.

Salt Lane is the first in the new DS Alexandra Cupidi series. With his trademark characterisation and flair for social commentary, William Shaw has crafted a crime novel for our time that grips you, mind and heart.

READERS ARE GRIPPED BY THE FIRST IN THE DS CUPIDI SERIES:

'Atmospheric & really well written!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A great reading experience and a great story to run with, day after day' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This author is the real deal' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Excellent' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐