The Angel's Game
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 2
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4,4 • 12 Bewertungen
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- 4,49 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
'A heady brew of detective thriller, supernatural horror tale, magical realist fable and a heartbreaking love story' DAILY MAIL
'Readers familiar with The Shadow of the Wind will find themselves back in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books where, from a labyrinthine library, volumes seem to select their readers . . . rattling good gothic fun' SPECTATOR
In an abandoned mansion in the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martín, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city's underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at an unsolved mystery.
Like a slow poison, the history of the place and an impossible love bring David close to despair. But then he receives a letter from a reclusive French editor who makes him the offer of a lifetime . . .
'Will grip you from start to finish' DAILY EXPRESS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fans of Zaf n's The Shadow of the Wind and new readers alike will be delighted with this gothic semiprequel. In 1920s Barcelona, David Martin is born into poverty, but, aided by patron and friend Pedro Vidal, he rises to become a crime reporter and then a beloved pulp novelist. David's creative pace is frenetic; holed up in his dream house a decrepit mansion with a sinister history he produces two great novels, one for Vidal to claim as his own, and one for himself. But Vidal's book is celebrated while David's is buried, and when Vidal marries David's great love, David accepts a commission to write a story that leads him into danger. As he explores the past and his mysterious publisher, David becomes a suspect in a string of murders, and his race to uncover the truth is a delicious puzzle: is he beset by demons or a demon himself? Zaf n's novel is detailed and vivid, and David's narration is charming and funny, but suspect. Villain or victim, he is the hero of and the guide to this dark labyrinth that, by masterful design, remains thrilling and bewildering.
Kundenrezensionen
Thrilling but confusing
The book is written in a great prose and I couldn't lay it down. However, unlike his book "shadows of the wind", Zafón writes about the supernatural and the story is somewhat too far fetched.
Spannung bis zum Schluss
Alles in allem kann ich dieses Buch ruhigen Gewissens weiterempfehlen. Die Spannung baut sich langsam aber stetig auf und wird gegen Ende des Buches fast schon zur Zerreissprobe! Ich konnte das Buch gar nicht mehr weglegen.
Allerdings muss ich im gleichen Zug gestehen, dass mich das Ende leider zu sehr an einen Actionstreifen erinnert. Verfolgungsjagden und viele Tote mit eingeschlossen.
Trotz allem: eine gelungene Mischung aus spannendem Thriller und schöner Erzählung aus einem vergangenen Barcelona.
Daumen hoch!
fesselnd!
ein fesselndes buch voller überraschender momente und großer gefühle, allerdings ohne dabei klischeehaft oder kitschig zu sein.