The Thursday Murder Club: The Record-Breaking Sunday Times Number One Bestseller: The Thursday Murder Club, cartea 1
Autor Richard Osman Lesley Manvilleen Limba Engleză CD-Audio – 2 sep 2020
Ritmul este alert, fragmentat de dialoguri pline de duh și de o energie surprinzătoare pentru un decor liniștit de pensionare. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care Richard Osman construiește tensiunea: nu prin violență grafică, ci prin deducții logice și secrete păstrate timp de decenii. Observăm o structură narativă care ne poartă rapid de la nostalgia amintirilor la urgența unui caz de crimă real. Patru prieteni de aproape optzeci de ani, reuniți într-un club de amatori de mistere, devin subit centrul unei anchete oficiale. Cineva a fost ucis chiar la ușa lor. Timpul nu are răbdare. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim și Ron trebuie să demonstreze că vârsta nu le-a tocit instinctele, ci le-a rafinat capacitatea de a observa ceea ce poliția ignoră. Pe același raft cu Getting Old Is Murder de Rita Lakin, cartea se distinge prin acel umor britanic inconfundabil și prin profunzimea emoțională a personajelor sale. Nu este doar un joc de-a detectivii; este o cursă contra cronometru într-un mediu unde toată lumea pare inofensivă, dar nimeni nu este cu adevărat cine pretinde a fi. The Thursday Murder Club reușește să transforme un sat de vacanță pentru seniori într-un câmp de luptă intelectual, unde miza este viața însăși. Simțim presiunea fiecărei pagini, pe măsură ce acest grup neconvențional se apropie de un adevăr periculos.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0241991021
Pagini: 1
Dimensiuni: 140 x 143 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:Completă
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Seria The Thursday Murder Club
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care savurează un mister bine construit, presărat cu umor fin și personaje memorabile. Veți descoperi că experiența de viață a celor patru protagoniști este cea mai redutabilă armă împotriva crimei. Este o lectură care vă va face să priviți cu alți ochi comunitățile de seniori, oferind o combinație perfectă de suspans și divertisment inteligent.
Despre autor
Richard Osman este un cunoscut prezentator de televiziune, producător și comedian englez, faimos pentru rolul său în emisiunea BBC „Pointless”. Debutul său în beletristică cu The Thursday Murder Club a marcat o ascensiune fulminantă în topurile literare internaționale. Stilul său se bazează pe o observație acută a naturii umane și pe un simț al umorului rafinat, elemente care i-au permis să revitalizeze genul „cosy mystery”. Succesul seriei l-a transformat rapid într-unul dintre cei mai citiți autori contemporani de romane polițiste din Marea Britanie.
Notă biografică
Recenzii
'So smart and funny. Deplorably good'
'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny. I smiled a million times. This book will make a lot of people very, very happy'
'A gripping read and rather moving'
'Funny, clever and achingly British - what else would you expect from a book by Richard Osman?'
'A superb debut. Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny and packed with characters you will want to see a LOT more of'
'Compelling. Mystery fans are going to be enthralled'
'So smart, so funny, so warm, and such a wonderful mystery. If we're lucky Richard Osman will keep these characters alive forever'
'A properly funny and totally charming murder mystery steeped in Agatha Christie joy. Also the best crime solving foursome and full of a type of Britishness that makes you smile'
'Diabolically clever, very funny, highly entertaining - utterly delightful. I completely fell in love with it'
'A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly'
'Utterly charming and very, very clever. Exactly what you'd expect from Richard Osman writing a crime novel'
'Robert Galbraith meets Tom Sharpe. Plot driven with great characters, I'm doing actual lols on every page. I don't ever want to finish this book!'
'What a joy! Full of brilliantly observed humour, spot-on dialogue and twists and turns aplenty. Joyce and the gang are now my favourite crime-solving team'
'A bundle of joy... Absolutely loved it'
'I knewThe Thursday Murder Clubwould be funny, and suspected it would be whip-smart, but I didn't expect to fall so hard for the wonderful cast of characters. Bravo'
'Clever, clever plot, great gags, Ealing comedy set-ups'
'A brilliant debut -The Thursday Murder Clubis a rare combination of mystery, intrigue, wisdom and humour. I loved it!'
'What a tonic! A scrumptious mixture of wry humour, poignancy, OAP rebellion and the unexpected. I've never read a murder mystery like this one before. Should be on prescription'
'Such a pleasurable read. I laughed my arse off, and think that any fan of Richard Osman's (which I am) would love his sly wit and wry observations'
'This is properly brilliant. A stunning crime debut. The pages fly and I can't stop smiling'
'Written with a sharp satirical pen that gives it a cool, funny Pascal Garnier vibe'
'By turns hilarious and poignant,The Thursday Murder Cluboffers up a brilliant concept that's flawlessly executed and told in a unique, captivating voice. These are rare qualities in any novel, let alone a debut. I read the first page, then put all else on hold to devour this pitch-perfect book in one sitting. Bravo!'
'What a great read this book is. Brimming with fascinating characters, humour, intrigue and warmth. And of course a brilliant whodunnit'
'A wonderfully engaging cast of characters and a brilliantly woven plot... I often found myself staying up way after lights out for just one more chapter'
'Osman mixes mirth and murder in his exceptional debut. Osman's witty prose is a highlight. Fans of Lynne Truss's Constable Twitten mysteries will be tickled'
'Wickedly clever and charmingly ingenious. MURDER CLUB is exactly the right combination of brilliant plot twists and engaging characters. You race through the pages, only to be sorry for the book to end'
'I could go on all day and half the night about this book. Buy it and save me the trouble. As one would expect from Richard Osman, a rich, textured, twisted, and fabulously funny tale of murder and mayhem'
'This novel (an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery set in a retirement village) is a tonic - it's compelling and warm and clever but most of all it's HILARIOUS. Gentle and ingenious. LOVED IT'
'I completely loved this book! It's so warmly written and so funny, the characters and setting both wonderfully depicted'
'A total pleasure. Endearing characters, a page-turning mystery and sudden throat-lump moments of tenderness. It is also very, very funny'
'Will delight crime and general fiction fans alike with its mix of British humour and small village life'
Descriere scurtă
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved killings.
But when a local property developer shows up dead, 'The Thursday Murder Club' find themselves in the middle of their first live case.
The four friends, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUTTHE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
'A superb debut. Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny and packed with characters you will want to see a LOT more of'Mark Billingham
'Compelling. Mystery fans are going to be enthralled'Harlan Coben
'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny. I smiled a million times. This book will make a lot of people very, very happy'Marian Keyes
'Funny, clever and achingly British - what else would you expect from a book by Richard Osman?'Adam Kay
'A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly'Val McDermid
'What a joy! Full of brilliantly observed humour, spot-on dialogue and twists and turns aplenty. Joyce and the gang are now my favourite crime-solving team'Nina Stibbe
'Utterly charming and very, very clever. Exactly what you'd expect from Richard Osman writing a crime novel'Sarah Pinborough
©Richard Osman 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
Descriere
'Such a beacon of pleasure' KATE ATKINSON
'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' IAN RANKIN
'A gripping read' SUNDAY TIMES
THE FIRST BOOK IN THE #1 BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY TV PRESENTER RICHARD OSMAN
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.
But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case.
Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.
Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
'Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny' MARK BILLINGHAM
'A great read, I really enjoyed it' GRAHAM NORTON
'As the bodies pile up, and more is revealed of the lives and loves of Joyce, Ibrahim, Ron and Elizabeth, you can't help cheering them on - and hoping to meet them again soon' THE TIMES, CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
'Mystery fans are going to be enthralled' HARLAN COBEN
'Pure escapism' THE GUARDIAN, BEST CRIME AND THRILLERS OF 2020
'One of the most enjoyable books of the year' DAILY EXPRESS
'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' MARIAN KEYES
'As gripping as it is funny' EVENING STANDARD
'Funny, clever and achingly British' ADAM KAY
'An exciting new talent in crime fiction' DAILY MAIL
'A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly' VAL MCDERMID
'Delight after delight from first page to last' RED MAGAZINE
'I completely fell in love with it' SHARI LAPENA
'This is properly brilliant. The pages fly and I can't stop smiling' STEVE CAVANAGH
'Charming, clever debut' STYLIST
'I laughed my arse off' BELINDA BAUER
'A witty and poignant tale' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Clever, clever plot' FIONA BARTON
'An absolutely delightful read' PRIMA MAGAZINE
'Utterly charming' SARAH PINBOROUGH
'Funny and original' THE SUN
'Properly funny and totally charming... steeped in Agatha Christie joy' ARAMINTA HALL
'This is one of the most delightful novels of the year' DAILY MIRROR
'A bundle of joy' JANE FALLON