"Wake up, sunshine," said the young man on Beachampton Parade to the pretty fair-haired girl in the blue coat.
But that was just what s he couldn't do.
"I don't know where I'm going, because I don't know who I am; I don't know how I got here and I don't know why. And I can't ask the police to help me, because..."
Well, why couldn't she?
This is the problem confronting the heroine of Anthony Gilbert's new novel.
With no home, no name, no past that she could recall, no future she could anticipate, what was she to do? Her solution was an unconventional one, leading her into a world of suspicion, jealousy and violent death, which in its turn involved the reappearance of a man from the past who could supply the missing links.
Two murders, a darling impersonation, a seeking after identity- these are the mainsprings of the story- with, of course, Arthur Crook, that least conventional of lawyers, to take a hand and unravel as complex a tangle as ever came his way.
Ingenious and exciting, Give Death a Name is a fine example of the type of crime story that combines a detective problem with a thrilling story of suspense.
"Grip's like a devil's coachman beetle. " - Maurice Richardson
"One of her best." - Yorkshire Evening Post
0 有用 渐染薄暮 2015-05-25 10:32:37
阿加莎路线的佳作,混搭Gilbert式的强烈悬疑。故事开篇女主角惊觉自己离奇失忆,在探寻自我的过程中,她幸运地应征上一份离奇的工作,扮演垂垂老矣的卡尔麦迪夫人分隔多年未见的孙女,陪伴老人走完漫漫人生路的最后一段。韩剧般的剧情在56页截然而止,随后剧情开始追溯到一个月前一起看似简单实则巧妙的谋杀案。故事是Gilbert最擅长的被谋杀疑云笼罩的无辜女主设定,没想到在如此有限的嫌疑人中居然完全没有猜到真... 阿加莎路线的佳作,混搭Gilbert式的强烈悬疑。故事开篇女主角惊觉自己离奇失忆,在探寻自我的过程中,她幸运地应征上一份离奇的工作,扮演垂垂老矣的卡尔麦迪夫人分隔多年未见的孙女,陪伴老人走完漫漫人生路的最后一段。韩剧般的剧情在56页截然而止,随后剧情开始追溯到一个月前一起看似简单实则巧妙的谋杀案。故事是Gilbert最擅长的被谋杀疑云笼罩的无辜女主设定,没想到在如此有限的嫌疑人中居然完全没有猜到真凶,实际的作案手法也相当精妙,一个非常显而易见的突破点被作者掩饰得天衣无缝,完全没想到诡计如此简单。此外本书中Julie的人物形象特别悲情,为长辈奉献一生,放弃自己的生活,最后精神崩塌毁灭的路程栩栩如生,读完真是掩卷叹息。小说的一个小瑕疵在于某一起凶案没必要如此早地揭晓谜底,削弱了意外性。 (展开)
0 有用 渐染薄暮 2015-05-25 10:32:37
阿加莎路线的佳作,混搭Gilbert式的强烈悬疑。故事开篇女主角惊觉自己离奇失忆,在探寻自我的过程中,她幸运地应征上一份离奇的工作,扮演垂垂老矣的卡尔麦迪夫人分隔多年未见的孙女,陪伴老人走完漫漫人生路的最后一段。韩剧般的剧情在56页截然而止,随后剧情开始追溯到一个月前一起看似简单实则巧妙的谋杀案。故事是Gilbert最擅长的被谋杀疑云笼罩的无辜女主设定,没想到在如此有限的嫌疑人中居然完全没有猜到真... 阿加莎路线的佳作,混搭Gilbert式的强烈悬疑。故事开篇女主角惊觉自己离奇失忆,在探寻自我的过程中,她幸运地应征上一份离奇的工作,扮演垂垂老矣的卡尔麦迪夫人分隔多年未见的孙女,陪伴老人走完漫漫人生路的最后一段。韩剧般的剧情在56页截然而止,随后剧情开始追溯到一个月前一起看似简单实则巧妙的谋杀案。故事是Gilbert最擅长的被谋杀疑云笼罩的无辜女主设定,没想到在如此有限的嫌疑人中居然完全没有猜到真凶,实际的作案手法也相当精妙,一个非常显而易见的突破点被作者掩饰得天衣无缝,完全没想到诡计如此简单。此外本书中Julie的人物形象特别悲情,为长辈奉献一生,放弃自己的生活,最后精神崩塌毁灭的路程栩栩如生,读完真是掩卷叹息。小说的一个小瑕疵在于某一起凶案没必要如此早地揭晓谜底,削弱了意外性。 (展开)