The Vanishing Act: An unputdownable, darkly comic thriller packed with twists
Autor Jo Jakemanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 mar 2026
Simțiți cum pământul vă fuge de sub picioare? Aceasta este starea pe care The Vanishing Act o induce încă de la primele pagini. Notăm cu interes o premisă care răstoarnă orice logică a siguranței: ce faci când autoritățile anunță că ți-au găsit cadavrul, dar tu ești vie, trăind sub o identitate falsă de trei decenii? Eloise Ford, o artistă stabilită în peisajul idilic din Cornwall, se vede prinsă într-o cursă contra cronometru atunci când rămășițele umane găsite într-o mină sunt identificate ca fiind ale adolescentei Elizabeth King — adică ea însăși. Găsim în această carte un ritm alert, sacadat de paranoia și de intervenția sâcâitoare a unui grup de investigatori amatori de pe internet, „Truth Seekers”, care amenință să demoleze fațada unei vieți perfecte. Stilul lui Jo Jakeman se remarcă printr-un echilibru rar între tensiunea insuportabilă și un umor negru, tăios, care umanizează absurdul situației. Observăm cum autoarea rafinează temele explorate în Safe House, folosind din nou decorul izolat al Cornwall-ului pentru a izola personajul în propria minciună. The Vanishing Act amintește de The Night She Disappeared de Lisa Jewell prin atmosfera de mister care învăluie o dispariție veche și impactul acesteia asupra prezentului, dar se diferențiază net prin vocea narativă plină de spirit și abordarea comic-amară a disperării protagonistului. Este un roman polițist despre cât de departe putem merge pentru a proteja o viață construită pe o fraudă, unde fiecare capitol aduce o nouă fisură în armura personajelor.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1408718456
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Constable
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care caută un roman polițist ce nu se teme să fie amuzant în momentele cele mai întunecate. Dacă v-au plăcut intrigile semnate de Lisa Jewell, veți găsi aici aceeași măiestrie a răsturnărilor de situație, dublată de o critică acidă la adresa obsesiei moderne pentru crime reale. Câștigați o lectură captivantă despre identitate, supraviețuire și prețul tăcerii.
Descriere
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Life as a missing person is absolute murder...
When artist Eloise Ford hears that human remains found in an abandoned mine are believed to be those of long-missing teenager Elizabeth King, the shock sends her reeling.
It can't be true. Eloise knows this for a fact because... she is Elizabeth King.
Now, her carefully curated life in Cornwall is falling apart. Her husband is acting strangely, her children aren't speaking to her and she can't sell a painting for love nor money. But much more worrying are the signs that someone knows exactly who she is... and why she had to vanish thirty years ago.
Eloise needs answers. Is her son's ex-girlfriend just plain annoying... or does she know something? Will the detection skills of the online 'Truth Seekers' group prove more than amateurish? What's the real story behind those village newcomers?
And just how far would she go to keep her family, her friends, and her fraudulent life, safe?
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Readers and reviewers love The Vanishing Act!
'I have laughed, I have gasped at the twists, I have loved characters, I have hated characters. This is crime fiction laced with dry wit that is incredibly clever' - Random Things Through My Letterbox, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I loved this book... it just kept on giving and delivering. Just as I thought I had it mapped out - wham! Another curve ball. Another direction. Another secret or lie exposed. And all so expertly plotted, and very ably executed' - Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Cleverly plotted with many surprises and twists' - Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Witty and twisty' - My Weekly
'Ingenious and impossible to put down' - Yours
'I absolutely loved it and flew through it; the perfect combination of suspense, heart and humour!' - Laura Marshall, author of Friend Request
'I raced through this intriguing, twisty and darkly funny thriller!' - Roz Watkins, author of The Red House
'Cleverly plotted and compulsively readable' - _fortheloveofbooksx
'I couldn't put this down - such a clever, witty mystery, with great twists and a brilliant cast of characters who aren't always what they seem... I loved it!' - Nicci Cloke, author of Her Many Faces
'A deliciously darkly funny thriller of the very best kind' - Fiona Cummins, author of When I Was Ten
'As well as a good mystery, Jakeman writes warm and funny dialogue that brings the relationships between the characters thoroughly to life' - The Morning Star
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Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Lisa Jewell and Kristen Perrin, this clever, darkly comic thriller will keep you glued to the pages!
Recenzii
When artist Eloise Ford hears that human remains found in an abandoned mine are believed to be those of long-missing teenager Elizabeth King, the shock sends her reeling.
It can't be true. Eloise knows this for a fact because... she is Elizabeth King.
Now, her carefully curated life in Cornwall is falling apart. Her husband is acting strangely, her children aren't speaking to her and she can't sell a painting for love nor money. But much more worrying are the signs that someone knows exactly who she is... and why she had to vanish thirty years ago.
Eloise needs answers. Is her son's ex-girlfriend just plain annoying... or does she know something? Are the amateur detectives in the online 'Truth Seekers' group more astute than they seem? What's the real story behind those village newcomers?
And just how far would she go to keep her family, her friends, and her fraudulent life safe?