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A carregar... Broken Harbour (Unabridged) (original 2012; edição 2012)por Tana French, Hugh Lee (Narrador)
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad mysteries are multi-layered, thoughtful, and beautifully written. I've loved all 4 that I've read and I'm not sure I could pick a favorite, but Broken Harbor might be it. In this one, Detective "Scorcher" Kennedy and a newbie detective take on the case of a murdered family (only the wife survived) in one of the run-down housing developments that sprung up during Ireland's transient economic boom of the early 2000s. The setting is important, and it becomes almost a character. The atmosphere is creepy and unsettled and adds a lot to the reading experience. I don't want to say too much more, but French's writing is propulsive and she handles several threads of the story deftly. I was slightly let down by one aspect of the ending, but still highly recommend the novel. 4.25 stars "Over time, the ghosts of things that happened start to turn distant; once they've cut you a couple of million times, their edges blunt on your scar tissue, they wear thin. The ones that slice like razors forever are the ghosts of things that never got a chance to happen." Mick Kennedy and his new young partner investigate the gruesome murders of a family. There are strange twists and turns, and Mick struggles with his memories of the area where the murders took place, as well as with his mentally ill sister. The book is troubling. The characters are compelling. The use of Irish idioms and way of speaking was a bit challenging for me. I can't say I enjoyed the book or the dark story, but I couldn't put it down. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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This one is really harrowing, and absolutely gripping. Like all of the novels in the series so far, it is written from a first-person viewpoint, but a different narrator is featured in each novel.
This one is based on the viewpoint of Matthew Kennedy, a forty-ish career police officer who had had a great record in solving high-profile crimes, but who has been sidelined for some years for reasons of internal politics. He is delighted, therefore, to be called in to tackle a major crime which will hit the headlines–a shocking incident in which several members of a family have been found dead; two young children still in their beds, the mother and father in the kitchen with multiple stab wounds. The father is dead. The mother, though terribly wounded, turns out to still be breathing and is rushed into intensive care, and at first is unable to be interviewed.
The family were living on a newly-built estate more than an hour’s drive from Dublin. Alas, the estate was thrown up quickly by a greedy developer who went broke when the recession hit; many houses are unfinished, and all have construction problems. Living there is a trap for many young couples hoping to get into the housing market. The breadwinner of the dead family had been out of work for months, having lost his job in the same recession. Living in this remote estate has isolated them from the support group of family and friends.
The immediate assumption, then, is that this is a murdersuicide case where the husband has snapped and tried to take his whole family with him. But, of course, that simple though tragic explanation turns out to be suspect.
There are many strange aspects to the case. Why are rough holes knocked into the plaster walls all over the house, despite how neat, tidy and well-looked after the rest of the interior has been kept? Why is there a massive animal trap set up in the attic? Why did the wife tell
her sister she was convinced a stranger had been coming regularly into their house despite locks and an alarm system? Why has the family’s computer been wiped, and by whom?
The explication of the case involves not one but three deep psychological dramas or obsessions; not to mention opening up the wounds of long-buried family issues for Kennedy himself.
The solution to the mystery, when it comes, is shattering and heart-breaking. The light it throws on Ireland’s economic boom and bust is a fierce one.
Highly recommended. ( )