Wicked Autumn: A Max Tudor Novel
Autor G. M. Mallieten Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 mar 2018
Vocea narativă a lui G. M. Malliet lovește cu o precizie chirurgicală. Este ironică. Este tăioasă. În Wicked Autumn, idila satului englezesc Nether Monkslip este doar o fațadă. Max Tudor nu este un vicar obișnuit. El fuge de un trecut sângeros în MI5. Crede că a găsit liniștea între amvoane și ceaiuri comunitare. Se înșală amarnic. Tensiunea explodează când președinta Institutului Femeilor moare subit la Târgul Recoltei. Accident sau crimă? Putem afirma că pregătirea de spion a lui Max transformă rapid o comunitate pitorească într-un cuib de suspecți. Apreciem modul în care autoarea deconstruiește mitul satului pașnic prin umor negru și observații sociale dureroase. Ritmul este alert, ascunzând indicii în dialoguri aparent banale. Wicked Autumn amintește de A Fatal Winter prin atmosfera de izolare tensionată, dar se diferențiază prin modul brutal în care forțează protagonistul să își confrunte instinctele de agent secret pe care încerca să le îngroape. Față de lucrările anterioare ale autoarei, precum seria St. Just, acest prim volum din Max Tudor marchează o tranziție spre o proză mai densă, unde trecutul personajului principal cântărește la fel de mult ca identitatea criminalului. Este un omagiu adus epocii de aur a literaturii polițiste, dar cu un puls modern, nervos și surprinzător.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1250175054
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: GRIFFIN
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De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această lectură celor care savurează stilul Agathei Christie, dar caută un protagonist mai complex și un ton adaptat prezentului. Cititorul câștigă o intrigă inteligentă care demonstrează că nicio comunitate nu este prea mică pentru secrete mari. Este punctul de plecare ideal într-o serie unde moralitatea religioasă se ciocnește violent cu pragmatismul serviciilor de informații britanice.
Despre autor
G. M. Malliet este o voce consacrată în beletristica polițistă contemporană, fiind laureată a premiului Agatha pentru „Death of a Cozy Writer”. Educația sa academică la universitățile Oxford și Cambridge își pune amprenta asupra stilului său rafinat și a descrierilor pline de acuratețe. După ce a explorat mediul universitar în seria St. Just, Malliet s-a stabilit în SUA, de unde continuă să scrie despre mecanismele ascunse ale societății britanice, reușind să combine rigoarea cercetării cu o ironie fină, specifică marilor autori de mistere englezești.
Descriere scurtă
One of Library Journal's Best Mystery Books of 2011
Hugely funny, exquisitely well written, a tongue-in-cheek village mystery to be savored. G.M. Malliet's arch tone and wry humor make her a writer to be treasured. --Julia Spencer-Fleming, New York Times bestselling author
"Rarely have I read descriptions that have left me gasping, in both their hilarity and their painful truth. A wonderful read." --Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author The first in a delightful series, Wicked Autumn sharply skewers the quintessential English village in a cunningly modern version of the traditional drawing room mystery. Wickedly entertaining, it's the perfect choice for Agatha Christie fans. Max Tudor has settled happily into his post as vicar of St. Edwold's Church in Nether Monkslip. The quaint English village seems to be the perfect new home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past serving in MI5, the British domestic counter-intelligence agency. But his serenity is quickly shattered when the wildly unpopular president of the Women's Institute turns up dead at the Harvest Fayre. The death looks like an accident, but Max's MI5 training quickly kicks in, and before long he suspects foul play. *BONUS CONTENT: This edition of Wicked Autumn includes a new introduction from the author and a discussion guide
Descriere
Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St Edwold's in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet village seems the perfect home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past as an MI5 agent. Now he has sound a measure of peace among urban escapees and yoga practitioners, artists and crafters and New Agers. But this new-found serenity is quickly shattered when the highly vocal and unpopular president of the Women's Institute turns up dead at the Harvest Fayre. The death looks like an accident but Max's training as a former agent kicks in, and before long he suspects foul play...
In Wicked Autumn, G M Malliet serves up an irresistible English village - deliciously skewered - a flawed but engaging protagonist and a brilliantly modern version of the traditional locked room mystery.
Praise for G.M.Maillet's Max Tudor series:
'G M Malliet has brought the village cosy into the twenty first century... Wicked Autumn is a refreshing read for everyone who loves a really good murder.'Charles Todd.
Recenzii
If you love traditional mysteries, you'll enjoy Wicked Autumn...It's a classic, and one almost any reader will enjoy.
There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth... Malliet delivers all that.
A superb new series... a true homage to Agatha Christie...Malliet, like Louise Penny, brings a contemporary freshness to the traditional mystery.
Wicked Autumn has great charm – Miss Marple would approve
If you like Agatha Christie you’ll love this.
What could be more deadly than village life in the English countryside?
Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St Edwold's in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet village seems the perfect home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past as an MI5 agent. Now he has found a measure of peace among urban escapees and yoga practitioners, artists and crafters and New Agers. But this newfound serenity is quickly shattered when the highly vocal and unpopular president of the Women's Institute turns up dead at the Harvest Fayre. Her death looks like an accident but Max's training as a former agent kicks in, and before long he suspects foul play . . .
In Wicked Autumn, G. M. Malliet serves up an irresistible English village - deliciously skewered - a flawed but engaging protagonist and a brilliantly modern version of the traditional locked-room mystery.
Praise for G. M. Malliet
'Rarely have I read descriptions that have left me gasping, in both their hilarity and their painful truth.'
Louise Penny
'G. M. Malliet has brought the village cosy into the twenty first century . . . Wicked Autumn is a refreshing read for everyone who loves a really good murder.' Charles Todd
'There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth . . . Malliet delivers all that.' New York Times Book Review