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Ladataan... Murha Petrovskin puistossa (2007)Tekijä: R. N. Morris
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Enjoyed the philosophical Russian flavor ( ) This is the first in a series of detective novels set in 19th century St Petersburg featuring investigative magistrate Porfiry Petrovich, who is the detective in Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment who investigates the murders committed by the student Raskolnikov. This novel also features some of the minor characters from the classic novel, some different but very similar ones such as the student Virginsky, and some of the same features (e.g. axes, pawnbrokers), though I had to check to confirm the names as it is many years since I read it at university. The plot of this spin off is okay, a little convoluted and unclear until all is revealed in the final chapter. The descriptions of the city and its inhabitants are good and evocative, though I can't say I like any of the characters really. Not sure if I will bother with any of the sequels. I listened to this book which I downloaded from my library's electronic book site. The main reason I chose this book was because it was read by Simon Vance and I know several people who like his narration. Vance is an excellent narrator but unfortunately that wasn't enough to carry the book for me. Porfiry Petrovich was the detective from Crime and Punishment. Morris has conceived this series to show more of Petrovich. In this book Petrovich is called to the scene of a possible murder-suicide. A dwarf's body has been found inside a suitcase in a park and nearby another man is found hanging from a tree. Petrovich has a feeling that there is more to this than meets the eye and he continues to investigate. Like other Russian novels there are lots of characters with lots of names and as I find this confusing in print it was doubly challenging in audio. Maybe for this reason I couldn't completely follow the thread of the book. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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Fiction.
Literature.
Mystery.
Historical Fiction.
Stumbling through Petrovsky Park one cold morning in search of firewood, an elderly woman makes a horrifying discovery. A burly peasant twirls in the wind, hanging from a bowed tree by a rope about his neck, a bloody axe tucked into his belt. Nearby, packed neatly into a suitcase, is the body of a dwarf, a deep axe wound splitting his skull in two. It does not take long for the noted police investigator Porfiry Petrovich, still drained from his work on the case involving the deranged student Raskolnikov, to suspect that the truth of the matter is more complex that the crime scene might suggest. Why do so many roads lead to the same house of prostitution and the same ring or pornographers? Why do so many powerful interests seem intent on blocking his efforts? His investigation leads him from the squalid tenements, brothels, and drinking dens of the city's Haymarket district to an altogether more genteel stratum of society. As he gets deeper and deeper in, and the connections between the two spheres begin to multiply, both his anger and his terror mount. Atmospheric and tense from its dramatic opening to its shocking climax, The Gentle Axe is a spellbinding historical crime novel, a book that explores the darkest places of the human heart with tremendous energy, empathy, and wit. As lucky as St. Petersburg residents are to have Porfiry Petrovich in public service, we are equally fortunate to have R.N. Morris on hand to chronicle his most challenging case to date. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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