Land of the Blind: A Novel - Couverture rigide

Walter, Jess

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0060394390 ISBN 13 : 9780060394394

Editeur : Harper, 2003

Synopsis

Book by Walter Jess

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Jess Walter's widely acclaimed first novel, Over Tumbled Graves, paired the plot of a first-rate thriller with writing of exceptional intelligence and human insight. Now, in Land of the Blind, Walter brings back police detective Caroline Mabry and pits her in a battle of wits against a mysterious yet oddly familiar figure who is dragged into her precinct house one Friday night, seeming disoriented and wearing an eye patch.

"I'd like to confess, he says. But he insists on writing out his confession in longhand. And, he warns her, it may take a while.

Over the next forty-eight hours, the stranger admits to far more than a crime. He confesses an entire life: a wry and haunting tale of poverty and politics, of obsession and revenge. And as he writes, Caroline pushes herself to near collapse, racing against the clock to investigate not merely a murder but the story of two men's darkly intertwined lives ... and to find the body that awaits her, somewhere in the city.

The result is a novel that blends suspense with rich characterization and irresistible storytelling, one that speaks deeply to the bonds and compromises we make as children -- and the fatal errors we can make at any moment in our lives.

Revue de presse :

Jess Walter has just about lapped the field with his superior first novel 'Over Tumbled Graves. The suspense and surprises are terrific, but best of all are the characters he has managed to create. (James Patterson)

Jess Walter has just about lapped the field with his superior first novel 'Over Tumbled Graves. The suspense and surprises are terrific, but best of all are the characters he has managed to create. (Lee Child)

A most accomplished debut. (The Sunday Telegraph)

"In this disquieting first novel...Jess Walter ('s)...incisive sensisitivity...emerges as a bitter metaphor for the limited aspirations of people who have always lived on the edge of the water, condemned to dead end lives."
New York Times Book Review.

(New York Times Book Review)

An exceptional crime novel that transcends the mystery of crime and takes a courageous look at an even more profound mystery- the mystery of what it takes to continue living. As Jess Walter probes the nature of evil and its impact, he challenges his readers to reconsider their own complexity. Totally absorbing. (Ursula Hegi on Over Tumbled Graves)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060394390
• ISBN 13: 9780060394394
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 304