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Lädt ... Sleepyhead (Tom Thorne Novels) (Original 2001; 2007. Auflage)von Mark Billingham
Werk-InformationenDer Kuss des Sandmanns von Mark Billingham (2001)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Great beginning to a series. ( ) This was a really dark mystery, with not much in the way of humor or anything positive. I don't know why I liked it so much, and I'm wondering if I should be worried about it. How can anyone like a book about a deranged serial killer who would purposely want to cripple someone so severely that they can't do anything? Aside from that, the book was hard to put down, especially toward the end. Lots of suspense, and lots of wondering what was actually going on. If you like dark mysteries, you just might like this one. If you want some uplifting story with a happy ending, I think you'd better move on. I plan to read some more from this series; I hope they are as good as this one. Tricky to rate this one but ended up on 2 stars "It was okay". The technical standard of the writing is very high with clear characterisation and vivid description but it just didn't compell me in any way. I would say it was a slog for the most part except it's a very easy read because of how good the prose is. One of those where you tear through the pages but aren't interested once you put it down. Not sure what the problem was, although it wasn't helped by the amount of the book spent pursuing the red herring who was very obviously so, making our protagonist look kind of like an idiot because he was convinced based on, essentially, nothing. There is an attempt to make "being wrong" into the lesson of the piece for him but it didn't land for me. The final act was where it actually got me compulsively reading to the finish but the overly-theatrical finale felt very out of place and melodramatic compared to the rest of the book. Would I read another? Yes. Would I care if I never did? No.
Billingham takes risks in making his cop hero, Detective Inspector Tom Thorne, so pigheaded and off track for most of the investigation, though it's easy to imagine Thorne becoming a companionable protagonist... and Billingham's control of character and plot becoming more sure. He's off to a remarkable start. Ist enthalten inPrestigeträchtige AuswahlenBemerkenswerte Listen
Kriminalinspektor Thorne von Scotland Yard ermittelt gegen einen perfiden Serienmörder, der medizinische Kenntnisse haben muss, da er seinen Opfern die Halsschlagader abdrückt, bis sie einen Schlaganfall erleiden. Doch eines der Opfer, Alison, hat den Mordanschlag schwer verletzt überlebt, körperlich gelähmt mit einem noch funktonierenden Gehirn und kann in mühevoller Kommunikation einen entscheidenden Hinweis auf den Täter liefern. Ein packender, teils beklemmender Krimi im Arztmilieu..
Kriminalinspektor Tom Thorne vom Londoner Scotland Yard ermittelt gegen einen perfiden Serienmörder, der medizinische Kenntnisse haben muss, da er seinen Opfern die Halsschlagader abdrückt, bis sie einen Schlaganfall erleiden.. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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