The Midnight Promise: A Detective's Story in Ten Cases - Couverture souple

Lovitt, Zane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1921922931 ISBN 13 : 9781921922930

Editeur : Text Classics, 2012

Synopsis

John Dorn is a private investigator. Just like his father used to be. It says 'private inquiry agent' in John's yellow pages ad because that's what his old man called himself, back before his business folded, his wife left him and he drank himself to death. But John's not going to end up like his father. He doesn't have a wife, or much business. He doesn't really drink, either. Not yet. In each of these ten delicious stories Zane Lovitt presents an intriguing investigation filled with humour and complex, beautifully observed characters. At their centre is John Dorn, solving not so much crimes as funny human puzzles; but the crimes, and the criminals, are forever lurking nearby, taunting him from the city's cold underworld. It's his job to unravel the mystery, or right the wrong, or just do what the client has hired him to do. Somehow, though, there is a misstep at every turn, and John takes another small stumble towards his moment of personal truth. His midnight promise. Perhaps even his redemption.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A gifted writer uses an episodic structure to powerfully depict the downfall of one man. In each of these ten delicious stories Zane Lovitt presents an intriguing investigation filled with humour and complex, beautifully observed characters. At their centre is John Dorn, solving not so much crimes as funny human puzzles; but the crimes and the criminals are forever lurking nearby, taunting him from the city's cold underworld. At every turn John takes another small stumble towards his moment of personal truth. His midnight promise. Perhaps even his redemption.

Biographie de l'auteur

Zane Lovitt’s stories have been featured in Scribe’s New Australian Stories 2 and in the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. “Leaving the Fountainhead” won the SD Harvey Short Story Award at the 2010 Ned Kelly Awards for Australian crime fiction. He lives in Melbourne.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Text Classics
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1921922931
• ISBN 13: 9781921922930
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible