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Sweet Little Lies de Caz Frear

Sweet Little Lies

Autor Caz Frear
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 iun 2017

În cartierul Islington din Londra contemporană, umbrele trecutului se proiectează asupra unei scene a crimei banale la prima vedere. Alegerea acestui cadru urban, aflat la mică distanță de pub-ul deținut de tatăl protagonistei, nu este întâmplătoare; ea forțează coliziunea dintre identitatea profesională a tinerei detectiv Cat Kinsella și rădăcinile unei copilării marcate de duplicitate. Remarcăm cum Sweet Little Lies depășește granițele unui simplu roman polițist, transformându-se într-o explorare psihologică a modului în care minciuna poate altera țesutul unei familii pe parcursul a două decenii.

Atmosfera de neliniște mocnită și investigarea unor traume vechi ne trimit cu gândul la Missing de Erin Kinsley, deși focalizarea pe rigoarea procedurilor polițienești din cadrul Metropolitan Police și vocea cinică, dar vulnerabilă a lui Cat, marchează o identitate proprie. Tensiunea se construiește între prezentul londonez și amintirile unei vacanțe în Irlanda, unde dispariția unei adolescente a lăsat urme adânci în conștiința protagonistei. Considerăm că forța narațiunii stă în această luptă internă: datoria de a afla adevărul despre uciderea lui Alice Lapaine versus teama de a confirma bănuielile despre propriul tată.

Poziționată ca prima lucrare dintr-o serie de succes, această carte pune bazele pentru Stone Cold Heart, unde explorarea moralității personajelor devine și mai nuanțată. Spre deosebire de alte lucrări ale autoarei, cum este Five Bad Deeds, care înclină spre thrillerul domestic, debutul lui Caz Frear se ancorează ferm în tradiția romanului polițist britanic, oferind un echilibru între ritmul alert al anchetei și profunzimea introspecției.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781785763359
ISBN-10: 1785763350
Pagini: 480
Dimensiuni: 130 x 195 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: ZAFFRE

De ce să citești această carte

Pentru cititorul care apreciază romanele polițiste unde investigatorul are o miză personală profundă. Sweet Little Lies oferă nu doar un mister bine articulat, ci și un studiu de caracter fascinant. Câștigați acces la începutul unei serii promițătoare, descoperind o eroină care trebuie să aleagă între loialitatea față de sânge și integritatea legii, într-un ritm care menține suspansul prin revelații succesive.

Despre autor

Caz Frear este o scriitoare britanică a cărei ascensiune în literatura polițistă contemporană a fost marcată de debutul său de succes cu Sweet Little Lies. Cu o experiență variată în recrutare și o pasiune pentru analiza comportamentului uman, Frear reușește să creeze dialoguri autentice și structuri narative complexe. Stilul său este adesea comparat cu cel al unor autoare precum Tana French, datorită modului în care integrează elementele de procedură polițistă în drame umane profunde. Lucrările sale ulterioare, inclusiv titluri precum Five Bad Deeds, i-au consolidat reputația de maestru al thrillerului psihologic și al secretelor de familie.

Descriere scurtă

WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW In 1998, Dad was involved in the disappearance of Maryanne Doyle. [strikethrough this line] In 1998, Maryanne Doyle disappeared and Dad knew something about it? Maryanne Doyle was never seen again. WHAT I ACTUALLY KNOW In 1998, Dad lied about knowing Maryanne Doyle. Alice Lapaine has been found strangled near Dad's pub. Dad was in the local area for both Maryanne Doyle's disappearance and Alice Lapaine's murder - FACT Coincidence? [strikethrough this line] Connection?

Descriere

What happens when the trust has gone? The mesmerising suspense debut from the Winner of the Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller competition, perfect for fans of Erin Kelly and Belinda Bauer.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

Twenty-six-year-old Cat Kinsella overcame a troubled childhood to become a detective constable with the Metropolitan Police Force, but she’s never been able to banish the ghosts of her past or reconcile with her estranged father.
Work provides a refuge from her family dysfunction, but she relies on a caustic wit to hide her vulnerability from her colleagues. When a mysterious phone call links a recent strangling victim to Maryanne Doyle, a teenage girl who went missing in Ireland eighteen years earlier, the news is discomfiting for Cat. Though she was only a child when her family met Maryanne on a family vacation, right before she vanished, Cat knew that her charming but dissolute father wasn’t telling the truth when he denied knowing anything about the girl’s disappearance.
Did he do something to Maryanne all those years ago? Could he have something to do with this current crime? Determined to close the two cases, Cat rushes headlong into the investigation, crossing ethical lines and trampling professional codes. But the deeper she digs, the darker the secrets she may uncover.

Recenzii

“A gripping mystery.” — People
“This remarkable debut features detective Cat Kinsella, who still experiences ‘constant low-level dread’ from festering family secrets. When a body is discovered near her dad’s London pub, Cat shakes off the fear that once ‘muzzled’ her, and unleashes herself on the investigation.” — Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Frear keeps the reader riveted both to the progression of the case and the complicated truths the investigation exposes. In Cat, she has created a protagonist who is edgy and defensive, yet wry and incisive. Some passages will have you laughing out loud.  First published in June in the UK, TV rights have been purchased and the author has a two-book deal. So we’ll be seeing at least one more Cat Kinsella novel—and hopefully an ongoing series.  You might want to get in on the ground floor.” — Newark Star-Ledger
“I recently made the acquaintance of a new detective whom I rather liked. . . . [I] found myself intrigued by her heroine, 26-year-old Metropolitan Police Force detective constable Cat Kinsella. Like many fictional detectives, Cat has a troubled past, but she also has an agreeably caustic tongue and a questionable approach to ethics, and I enjoyed following her through a Tana French-ish procedural plot.” — Seattle Times
“ A gripping mystery starring a fascinating female detective, Sweet Little Lies is an exciting debut procedural that will leave readers wanting more from Caz Frear.”
— Bustle
“[A] taut, psychologically twisted debut . . .  Readers will root for the spiky Kinsella, with her emphatic center, and hope to see more of her in future books.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Cat’s evolution from one-dimensional sad sack to complex, honest adult is both believable and welcome, putting her on par with Susie Steiner’s and Tana French’s female detectives. A truly satisfying—and gritty—mystery.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Frear has fashioned a remarkably rich and sympathetic character in Cat, and her portrayal of dysfunctional families, especially their mix of world-weary dialogue interspersed with cutting comments, is cringingly realistic. . . . Impressive. . . will also work as a way of keeping Tana French fans happy while waiting for French’s next book.” — Booklist
“An assured debut . . . All the characters--minor or lead, living or dead--are well crafted. Frear also makes an impression with her vivid dialogue and prose . . . It’s no secret that Lies is an engrossing read.”
— Shelf Awareness
“Astonishingly assured. . . .  a stellar crime fiction debut by an author to watch.” — Crime by the Book
“Outstanding. . . . ‘Sweet Little Lies’ is a confident first novel that succinctly melds the police procedural with the psychological thriller.” — Oline Cogdill, The Sun Sentinel
“With a portrait of Cat with depth and nuance, Frear creates as fascinating a character as readers are likely to encounter this year. A complex tale of depravity—and daddy issues that threaten to overcome Frear’s protagonist—’Sweet Little Lies’ represents a study in the damage that falsehoods inflict, a meditation on the grievances and grief of family—and a thumping good read.” — The Free-Lance Star (Fredericksburg, VA)
“Caz Frear’s Sweet Little Lies has been generating a lot of buzz (It’s even been optioned for TV by Carnival Films, the producer of “Downtown Abbey”), and with good reason: It is one of the best debuts I’ve read in some time.” — BookPage Magazine
“An intense page-turner. Admirers of the police procedurals of Tana French and the thrillers of Clare Mackintosh will welcome Frear’s dramatic debut.”
— Library Journal
“A smart page-turner that you’d never guess was written by a first-time novelist.” — AARP, “Summer Fiction Preview 2018”
“Sweet Little Lies is a mesmerizing psychological murder mystery. An extraordinary debut novel that effectively takes a deep look at how we often struggle to cope with the realities of our darker past. [It] features an assortment of unforgettable characters and a plotline that is gripping, thought-provoking and genuine. . . . A captivating story.” — New York Journal of Books
“Sweet Little Lies is a tremendous debut. Caz Frear delivers on a compelling premise with taut prose, snappy dialogue, and a fresh, confident voice. Highly recommended!” — Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Wife
“A blistering debut from a major new voice. I couldn’t put it down. Authentic, compelling, unflinching and tender and written with real verve and assurance.” — Erin Kelly, author of Broadchurch and He Said She Said
“Caz Frear’s ability to write tight, tense dialogue with a dark comedic slant is brilliant. I read Sweet Little Lies in one sitting, it is a terrific debut.” — Lynda La Plante, creator of Prime Suspect
“BRILLIANT! Unputdownable and great writing. Recommended.” — Marian Keyes
“Outstanding. . . Frear has an astonishingly confident voice for a new writer and there’s a dark humor that lifts the storytelling to a different level.”   — Ann Cleeves, creator of the Vera and Shetland series
“Sweet Little Lies is written with panache and is kick-ass feminist, as well as laugh-out-loud funny.” — The Independent (UK)
“A superb page-turner, packed with impressive police procedural, a fascinating, festering, twisting mystery that weaves tantalisingly between past and present, and a plot that thrills and confounds to the final showdown. A remarkable debut from an exciting new author.” — Lancashire Evening Post

Notă biografică

Caz Frear has a degree in History & Politics, and when she's not agonizing over snappy dialogue or incisive prose, she can be found shouting at Arsenal football matches. Her first Cat Kinsella mystery was Sweet Little Lies. She grew up in Coventry, England, where she now lives.