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The Red Road de Denise Mina

The Red Road

Autor Denise Mina
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 noi 2013

Cât de departe poți fugi de o greșeală care ți-a definit adolescența? În The Red Road, Denise Mina construiește un puzzle temporal brutal. August 1997: Rose Wilson, o fată de paisprezece ani exploatată, comite două crime în noaptea în care lumea o plângea pe Diana. Prezent: Detectivul Alex Morrow se lovește de o imposibilitate fizică. Amprentele unui criminal periculos apar la locul unei crime noi, deși acesta era închis. Notăm cu interes cum Mina refuză rezolvările simple. Tensiunea este constantă. Ritmul, sacadat. Subliniem contrastul dintre blocurile sociale din Glasgow și izolarea luxoasă de pe Insula Mull. Aici, un avocat își așteaptă moartea după ce și-a vândut tatăl. Credem că forța acestui roman polițist stă în refuzul de a ignora traumele sistemice. Amintește de Gods and Beasts prin explorarea corupției și a moralității ambigue, dar se diferențiază prin concentrarea pe ecoul lung al unei singure nopți tragice. Față de seria Paddy Meehan, unde accentul cădea pe jurnalismul de investigație, aici Mina folosește perspectiva polițienească a lui Alex Morrow pentru a diseca anatomia abuzului de putere. Este o proză tăioasă, specifică stilului Tartan Noir, unde trecutul nu este niciodată îngropat suficient de adânc.

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ISBN-13: 9781409137290
ISBN-10: 1409137295
Pagini: 277
Dimensiuni: 113 x 177 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Orion Publishing Group

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte pentru cititorii care caută un roman polițist psihologic, dens și lipsit de menajamente. Veți câștiga o perspectivă onestă asupra justiției sociale și a modului în care traumele vechi dictează prezentul. Este o lectură esențială pentru fanii genului Tartan Noir care apreciază o intrigă complexă, unde imposibilul devine, prin investigație minuțioasă, o realitate terifiantă.

Despre autor

Denise Mina este o figură centrală a literaturii polițiste scoțiene contemporane, fiind dublă câștigătoare a prestigiosului premiu Theakston's Old Peculier. Născută în Glasgow, autoarea este celebră pentru trilogia Garnethill și seria dedicată jurnalistei Paddy Meehan, lucrări ce au fost adaptate pentru televiziune de către BBC. Stilul său, adesea etichetat drept Tartan Noir, se distinge prin realism social și o analiză pătrunzătoare a psihologiei criminale. Pe lângă romane, a scris piese de teatru și benzi desenate, inclusiv pentru seria Hellblazer, demonstrând o versatilitate rară în explorarea zonelor întunecate ale naturii umane.

Descriere scurtă

31st August 1997
Rose Wilson is fourteen, but looks sixteen. She has seen more of the darkness in life than someone twice her age. On the night of Princess Diana's death Rose snaps and commits two terrible crimes.

Her life seems effectively over. But then a defence lawyer takes pity and sets out to do what he can to save her, regardless of the consequences.
Now
DI Alex Morrow is a witness in the case of Michael Brown - a vicious arms dealer, more brutal and damaged than most of the criminals she meets. During the trial, while he is held in custody, Brown's fingerprints are found at the scene of a murder in the Red Road flats.

It was impossible that he could have been there and it's a mystery that Morrow just can't let go. Meanwhile, a privileged Scottish lawyer sits in a castle on Mull, waiting for an assassin to kill him. He has sold out his own father, something that will bring the wrath of the powerful down upon him.

Notă biografică

Critically acclaimed Glaswegian crime writer Denise Mina is the author of numerous highly-acclaimed novels. She also writes short stories and in 2006 wrote her first play. She is a regular contributor to TV and radio. THE END OF THE WASP SEASON won the prestigious THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIAR CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD. www.denisemina.co.uk

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Power, abuse, love gone horribly wrong - and a crime that stretches back two decades...
From the two-time THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD-winning author.

A girl who has seen more darkness than most.

A Scottish lawyer waiting to be killed.

A fingerprint discovered at a murder scene, from a man who couldn't possibly have been there.

As DI Alex Morrow investigates the death of a young businessman, she uncovers a vicious network of power and corruption that reaches back to Glasgow on the night Princess Diana died. And to a fourteen-year-old girl sat in a car with a dead body, the murder weapon still in her hand.

Recenzii

"If anyone can make you root for the murderer, it's Denise Mina, whose defiantly unsentimental novels are less concerned with personal guilt than with the social evils that create criminals and the predators who nurture them. . . [The Red Road is] as fierce a story as any Mina has written."—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

"Edgar-finalist Mina's fourth novel featuring Glasgow Det. Insp. Alex Morrow (after 2013's Gods and Beasts) is perhaps her finest yet, a brilliantly crafted tale of corruption, ruined lives, and the far-reaching ripple effects of crime."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"Ms. Mina's narrative is full of suspense, fresh dialogue and sharp glimpses of all sorts of characters. Most interesting of all to watch is Morrow herself."—Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
The plot is as compelling as it is intricate. Denise Mina grows in assurance and becomes more accomplished with every book; and this one is a cracker, beautifully worked-out, every scene serving a purpose. It demands concentration from the reader, but the story is so gripping that you are likely to hurry along, eager to learn how the plot unfolds. Eventually you arrive at a splendid abrupt and laconic conclusion, which rightly leaves some questions open. Then I suggest you may want to go back to savour the details, for this is that rare thing, a crime novel that invites, and benefits from, a second reading.—Allan Massie, The Scotsman
PRAISE FOR GODS AND BEASTS:

"Mina deftly stitches [the story lines] together in time for a powerful climax...Mina again plumbs the depth of the grungy Scottish metropolis, capturing political posturing, class differences, and familial dynamics with equal aplomb... Morrow [is] fast become one of the most intriguing cops in crime fiction. Fans of smart, character-driven procedurals will want to snatch this one up."—Library Journal
Extraordinary Praise for Denise Mina:

"Until further notice, just assume you should buy everything Denise Mina publishes."—Entertainment Weekly
"Excellent...Mina ups the stakes by taking us into the dark, beating heart of modern Glasgow, where the real deals are struck and the spoils divided."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"With subtle humor and a keen eye for the darkness that lurks behind clean, well-lighted lives, Denise Mina confirms her reputation as one of the genre's brightest stars."—George Pelecanos
"[A] thoughtful look at how good people can go bad."—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
"Satisfying...thrilling....With consummate ease and flawless timing, Mina untangles the knot, leaving intact the enmeshed world she has so convincingly created."—Christian Science Monitor
"Mina is adept at portraying Glasgow's blunt and often harsh nature-but also at finding sparks of humanity and humor in even the dumbest of criminals."—Adam Woog, Seattle Times
"Like her fellow Scot, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mina relishes combining elements of the uncanny with crisp insights into the various diseases of the human psyche."—Maureen Corrigan, NPR.org
"A piercing tale that should cement Mina's rep as one of crime fiction's finest."—People