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Lädt ... Die Spur des Tigers (1952)von Margery Allingham
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Astonishingly beautiful prose, but not really my thing. I've always meant to read Allingham, as those in crime fiction circles speak very highly of her, and now I see why. Her writing is majestic in its beauty, her characters filled with an admittedly strange and philosophical, but nevertheless palpable inner life, and her sense of irony delightful. I'd be lying if I said I enjoyed the book overly, since it's a kind of British action noir that is not my scene (I've never been into the Hammett/James schools of crime fiction) but one can't deny the richness of the words. Nothing like an old favorite to reignite the reading habit. I found this on my dusty old mystery shelf and couldn't resist. Something about Allingham's characters grabs me. I love that much of the story is told through the actions of the criminals, and that the settings, in the worst of the days of the London fogs, are so evocative. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"The Tiger in the Smoke is a phenomenal novel." --J. K. RowlingA fog is creeping through the weary streets of London--so too are whispers that the Tiger is back in town, undetected by the law, untroubled by morals. And the rumors are true: Jack Havoc, charismatic outlaw, knife-wielding killer, and ingenious jail-breaker, is on the loose once again.As Havoc stalks the smog-cloaked alleyways of the city, it falls to Albert Campion to hunt down the fugitive and put a stop to his rampage--before it's too late . . ."Allingham's work is always of the first rank." --The New York Times Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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