A MURDER HE CAN'T FORGET.A CASE ONLY SHE CAN SOLVE.'OUTSTANDING' IAN RANKINAmazon Best 100 Books of The YearBarnes & Noble Best Books of The YearTop Ten Best Thrillers of the Year - Washington Post* * * * *Daisy Clayton's killer was never caught. In over ten years, there has been no breakthrough in her murder case.Detective Renée Ballard has faced everything the LAPD's notorious dusk-till-dawn graveyard shift has thrown at her. But, until tonight, she'd never met Harry Bosch - an ex-homicide detective consumed by this case.Soon, she too will become obsessed by the murder of Daisy Clayton.Because Ballard and Bosch both know: every murder tells a story. And Daisy's case file reads like the first chapter in an untold tragedy that is still being written - one that could end with Ballard herself, if she cannot bring the truth to light...* * * * *CRIME DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN CONNELLY.'One of the world's greatest crime writers' Daily Mail'Crime thriller writing of the highest order' Guardian'A terrific writer with pace, style and humanity to spare' The Times'America's greatest living crime writer' Daily Express'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation' Ian Rankin'A master' Stephen King'A genius' Independent on Sunday'A superb natural storyteller' Lee Child'One of the great storytellers of crime fiction' Sunday Telegraph'Justly regarded as one of the world's finest crime writers' Mail On Sunday'No one writes a better modern thriller than Connelly' Evening Standard
Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Michael ConnellyEAN: 9781409182740COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 376 gHEIGHT: 198 cm
Crime and mystery fiction, Political / legal thriller, Poverty and precarity, Legal aspects of criminology, Legal systems: judges and judicial powers, Criminal justice law
Taut in style and sombre in tone, Dark Sacred Night finds the formerly morally incorruptible Bosch journeying into darkness even as he rages against the dying of the light, This is a must-read detective novel, for this or any year., Detective Renee Ballard, who made her first appearance in last year's The Late Show, returns here in the company of Connelly's long-standing serial character Harry Bosch, now retired from the LAPD and working on cold cases for the San Fernando Police Department...Connelly keeps all the plates - including the porn industry, corrupt cops and a religious zealot - spinning beautifully as the pair battle to find the truth, Ballard and Bosch could not be more different, and yet they are hewn from the same rock, A new masterpiece. It's suspenseful and surprisingly moving. After 31 bestsellers he just keeps getting better. This one will fuel ones to come, as it unites veteran LA detective Harry Bosch and his newest creation, fesity detective Renee Ballard...What a team! What a hit!
MICHAEL CONNELLY is the author of thirty-eight novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Dark Sacred Night, Two Kinds of Truth, and The Late Show. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series and the Lincoln Lawyer series, have sold more than eighty million copies worldwide. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. He is the executive producer of Bosch, starring Titus Welliver, and the creator and host of the podcast Murder Book. He spends his time in California and Florida.To find out more, visit Michael's website or follow him on Twitter or Facebook. www.michaelconnelly.comf/MichaelConnellyBookst@Connellybooks
A MURDER HE CAN'T FORGET.A CASE ONLY SHE CAN SOLVE.'OUTSTANDING' IAN RANKINAmazon Best 100 Books of The YearBarnes & Noble Best Books of The YearTop Ten Best Thrillers of the Year - Washington Post* * * * *Daisy Clayton's killer was never caught. In over ten years, there has been no breakthrough in her murder case.Detective Renée Ballard has faced everything the LAPD's notorious dusk-till-dawn graveyard shift has thrown at her. But, until tonight, she'd never met Harry Bosch - an ex-homicide detective consumed by this case.Soon, she too will become obsessed by the murder of Daisy Clayton.Because Ballard and Bosch both know: every murder tells a story. And Daisy's case file reads like the first chapter in an untold tragedy that is still being written - one that could end with Ballard herself, if she cannot bring the truth to light...* * * * *CRIME DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN CONNELLY.'One of the world's greatest crime writers' Daily Mail'Crime thriller writing of the highest order' Guardian'A terrific writer with pace, style and humanity to spare' The Times'America's greatest living crime writer' Daily Express'The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation' Ian Rankin'A master' Stephen King'A genius' Independent on Sunday'A superb natural storyteller' Lee Child'One of the great storytellers of crime fiction' Sunday Telegraph'Justly regarded as one of the world's finest crime writers' Mail On Sunday'No one writes a better modern thriller than Connelly' Evening Standard
Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Michael ConnellyEAN: 9781409182740COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 376 gHEIGHT: 198 cm
Crime and mystery fiction, Political / legal thriller, Poverty and precarity, Legal aspects of criminology, Legal systems: judges and judicial powers, Criminal justice law
MICHAEL CONNELLY is the author of thirty-eight novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Dark Sacred Night, Two Kinds of Truth, and The Late Show. His books, which include the Harry Bosch series and the Lincoln Lawyer series, have sold more than eighty million copies worldwide. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. He is the executive producer of Bosch, starring Titus Welliver, and the creator and host of the podcast Murder Book. He spends his time in California and Florida.To find out more, visit Michael's website or follow him on Twitter or Facebook. www.michaelconnelly.comf/MichaelConnellyBookst@Connellybooks
Vier komplekse verhoudings, bietjie misdaad, baie liefde
Die titel van Elsa Winckler se nuwe roman, ’n Ierse knoop, vat die essensie van die storielyn baie goed vas. Neem vier Ierse broers, voeg daarby vier aantreklike, intelligente vriendinne, en jy het die resep vir ’n stewige romantiese knoop. Volgens tradisie het ’n Ierse knoop (Celtic cross) oneindige lyne wat vervleg sodat die onderskeid vervaag, inderdaad wat gebeur wanneer die O’Connor broers vinnig elkeen sy gunsteling vind onder die vier dames wat hulle voorgenome ontwikkeling in Fynbosbaai teëstaan.
“Ierse stories het selde ’n happy ending.” (p.153) Al die broers deel Liam se fatalistiese siening oor verhoudings, voortspruitend uit die voorbeeld van hulle ouers se huwelik. Dit spreek dus vanself dat daar oorgenoeg konflik gaan wees namate die vier verhoudings sukkel om op dreef te kom. Voeg verder daarby, afdreiging, perlemoenstropery en onopgeloste verdwynings.
Ek het die boek begin lees met die verwagting dat één van die broers ’n volatiele verhouding gaan aanknoop met één van die vriendinne, wat ’n reeks sou impliseer. Die skrywer het egter verras deur vier komplekse verhoudings te skep in een boek. Dit het uiteraard uitdagings gestel met agt hoofkarakters wat om die beurt fokaliseer. ’n Paar foute het ongelukkig deurgeglip, maar aanhangers sal steeds lekker kan lees en tevrede wees met die tradisionele gelukkige einde.
’n Ierse knoop is uitgegee deur Lapa, ’n afdeling van Penguin Random House SA.
I am amazed by this book. It is a murder mystery with suprising twists. It follows a 17 year old Pippa. Pip wants to do her EPQ school project on the Andie Bell case and throughout her project she discovers new leads that might lead her to the killer if he hasnt already been found. There isn't really romance in this book. Though I am rooting for a couple in mind. This book has loss and gain and is a must read. This book was really popular on bookyok a couple of years ago and I regret not reading it earlier. Theres also a show based on this book. Suitable for all ages really.
Debra drops (or is dropped?) into Uruk in Sumer in 2000BC. It is a shock certainly, four thousand years ago is a long time, but noone has any time for ninnies here. In between working in the fields and hand-in-hand with the 6-year-old Leqi, she listens to ancient Sumerian stories about Gilgamesh, the precursors to the bible stories, and the material that has proved to be fundamental to our literary tradition. Given the opportunity to go to school (after all she can write in a funny script already) She persuades the head priest to allow her to take young Leqi with her. The tension lies in the penurious circumstances in Uruk for peasants and the financial demands created by schooling, beautifully crafted between two narrative threads - daily life vs. the literary tradition. In the final moment of the book they slam together in a way that brought tears to my eyes. I couldn't recommend it highly enough.
