Second Sight: A Novel
Autor Aoife Clifforden Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 iun 2020
When the biggest legal case of her career brings Eliza Carmody back to Kinsale, the hometown she thought she had left forever, she witnesses an old friend commit a crime that sends her on a dangerous quest to uncover the mysteries of her childhood that the rest of the town seems willing to ignore.
With her friend on the run and the police investigating the bones of an unidentified dead body at a historic homestead near town, Eliza becomes convinced that the truth lies in her memories of the New Year’s Eve years ago when her friend Grace disappeared from Kinsale forever.
While Eliza desperately explores the connections between the crimes of the present and those of the past, she begins to suspect that no one — even her own family — is telling the truth.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781643135090
ISBN-10: 1643135090
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Pegasusbooks
Colecția Pegasus Crime
ISBN-10: 1643135090
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Pegasusbooks
Colecția Pegasus Crime
Notă biografică
Aoife
Clifford
is
the
author
ofAll
These
Perfect
Strangers,
which
was
long-listed
for
both
the
Australian
Industry
General
Fiction
Book
of
the
Year
and
the
Voss
Literary
Prize.
Born
in
London
of
Irish
parents,
she
grew
up
in
New
South
Wales
and
now
lives
in
Melbourne.
Clifford
has
won
two
premier
short
story
prizes
for
crime
fiction
in
Australia,
the
Scarlet
Stiletto
and
the
S.D.
Harvey
Ned
Kelly
Award,
among
other
prizes.
She
has
also
been
shortlisted
for
the
UK
Crime
Association’s
Debut
Dagger.
Recenzii
"This
brilliantly
crafted,
slow-burn
crime
novel
slides
with
delicious
subtlety
from
a
story
that
begins
in
small-town
reminiscences
and
regrets,
moves
into
amateur
investigation
blended
with
personal
history
and
deep
secrets,
and
then
takes
a
plunge
into
driving
thriller
territory.
The
author
tugs
hard
at
universal
human
emotions
as
she
explores
themes
of
grief
and
the
unreliability
of
memory.
Clifford
is
definitely
a
writer
to
watch."
"Fans of Jane Harper’s mysteries will feel right at home."
"A thematically rich study in fragile memories and outright duplicity. And yes, it is utterly gripping."
"A gripping, gut-wrenching thriller. The novel moves at a tantalizing pace. Second Sight is an excellent, tense, slick mystery that investigates a small town’s evil secrets."
"A riveting novel as both a mystery and a dissection of relationships, well written with superb characterizations, Second Sight is an insightful, entertaining read."
"A gripping and suspenseful novel."
"A gripping thriller. The tension is high, the pace rapid, and the plot primed to keep the pages turning. Clifford’s interwoven themes let her tackle significant contemporary issues."
"Incisive prose that establishes Clifford as something of a stylist. Trouble and teenagers are at the heart of this fine crime novel that introduces us to Melbourne lawyer Eliza Carmody, who has reluctantly returned to her home town to investigate the cause of a catastrophic bush fire two years earlier. Nice work."
"Clifford absolutely nailed it again. The characters were beautifully drawn and the small town intrigues kept me turning pages to the big reveal at the end. Brava! "
"Aoife Clifford's Second Sight put me right there in Kinsale with Eliza Carmody. Heavy with secrets, twisty, propulsive, and beautifully written, it grabbed me from the first sentence and just didn't let go. Impossible to put down and even more impossible to shake after you're finished."
"Aoife Clifford is brilliant at showing how the past is a strong, pulsing stream that infects and directs the present. She's done it again withSecond Sight, a pacy, gripping thriller with thick ropes of regret, trauma, misunderstood love and misdirected duty slithering beneath."
"Second Sight is a beautifully crafted tale of treachery, tangled perceptions, and family dysfunction. Clifford masterfully packages skewed realities and hard-held grudges in a ride that breathlessly picks up speed until its last shocking conclusion. Impossible to put down!"
"I was addicted from page one and I read Second Sight like I was on fire. Perfect pacing. Aoife Clifford has painted a wonderful portrait of a town struggling under the weight of its secrets. I couldn’t get enough of Eliza Carmody. "
"Skilfully plotted and intricate, Second Sight is another engrossing read by one of our most talented crime writers. Aoife Clifford's second novel explores how the impact of decisions made decades ago can reverberate, to devastating effect, in the present. A story shaped by the ravages of bushfire, the secrets of a small town, and a returned local's search for redemption. Highly recommended. "
"Second Sight is a masterful intertwining of a just-occurred death with the crimes of the not-so-distant past. Clifford vividly portrays a small seaside Australian town whose residents are too quick to claim that all is well even as their own actions darkly hint at secrets—present and past—they'd like to keep buried. As Eliza closes in on the truth, we can't help but wonder how her dangerous discoveries will stagger her—and us. "
"With its shifting viewpoints and sharply observed characters, Second Sight is a shrewdly paced account of a young litigation lawyer's investigation into a suspicious fire and her own troubled history. "
"With Second Sight, Aoife Clifford confirms herself as one of Australia's up-and-coming crime writers. A young lawyer's investigation into a lethal bushfire leads her into danger, and the truth about her own troubled past. A compelling story about secrets, small town loyalties, and lies."
"All These Perfect Strangers is a wonderful, gripping and compelling read that lingers long after the book is closed. Aoife Clifford creates a disturbing but compelling cast of characters, leaving the reader constantly guessing what's around the corner, and her cleverly woven plot shines a harsh spotlight on the question of whether the past can ever truly be left behind."
"Fans of Jane Harper’s mysteries will feel right at home."
"A thematically rich study in fragile memories and outright duplicity. And yes, it is utterly gripping."
"A gripping, gut-wrenching thriller. The novel moves at a tantalizing pace. Second Sight is an excellent, tense, slick mystery that investigates a small town’s evil secrets."
"A riveting novel as both a mystery and a dissection of relationships, well written with superb characterizations, Second Sight is an insightful, entertaining read."
"A gripping and suspenseful novel."
"A gripping thriller. The tension is high, the pace rapid, and the plot primed to keep the pages turning. Clifford’s interwoven themes let her tackle significant contemporary issues."
"Incisive prose that establishes Clifford as something of a stylist. Trouble and teenagers are at the heart of this fine crime novel that introduces us to Melbourne lawyer Eliza Carmody, who has reluctantly returned to her home town to investigate the cause of a catastrophic bush fire two years earlier. Nice work."
"Clifford absolutely nailed it again. The characters were beautifully drawn and the small town intrigues kept me turning pages to the big reveal at the end. Brava! "
"Aoife Clifford's Second Sight put me right there in Kinsale with Eliza Carmody. Heavy with secrets, twisty, propulsive, and beautifully written, it grabbed me from the first sentence and just didn't let go. Impossible to put down and even more impossible to shake after you're finished."
"Aoife Clifford is brilliant at showing how the past is a strong, pulsing stream that infects and directs the present. She's done it again withSecond Sight, a pacy, gripping thriller with thick ropes of regret, trauma, misunderstood love and misdirected duty slithering beneath."
"Second Sight is a beautifully crafted tale of treachery, tangled perceptions, and family dysfunction. Clifford masterfully packages skewed realities and hard-held grudges in a ride that breathlessly picks up speed until its last shocking conclusion. Impossible to put down!"
"I was addicted from page one and I read Second Sight like I was on fire. Perfect pacing. Aoife Clifford has painted a wonderful portrait of a town struggling under the weight of its secrets. I couldn’t get enough of Eliza Carmody. "
"Skilfully plotted and intricate, Second Sight is another engrossing read by one of our most talented crime writers. Aoife Clifford's second novel explores how the impact of decisions made decades ago can reverberate, to devastating effect, in the present. A story shaped by the ravages of bushfire, the secrets of a small town, and a returned local's search for redemption. Highly recommended. "
"Second Sight is a masterful intertwining of a just-occurred death with the crimes of the not-so-distant past. Clifford vividly portrays a small seaside Australian town whose residents are too quick to claim that all is well even as their own actions darkly hint at secrets—present and past—they'd like to keep buried. As Eliza closes in on the truth, we can't help but wonder how her dangerous discoveries will stagger her—and us. "
"With its shifting viewpoints and sharply observed characters, Second Sight is a shrewdly paced account of a young litigation lawyer's investigation into a suspicious fire and her own troubled history. "
"With Second Sight, Aoife Clifford confirms herself as one of Australia's up-and-coming crime writers. A young lawyer's investigation into a lethal bushfire leads her into danger, and the truth about her own troubled past. A compelling story about secrets, small town loyalties, and lies."
"All These Perfect Strangers is a wonderful, gripping and compelling read that lingers long after the book is closed. Aoife Clifford creates a disturbing but compelling cast of characters, leaving the reader constantly guessing what's around the corner, and her cleverly woven plot shines a harsh spotlight on the question of whether the past can ever truly be left behind."
Descriere
When
Eliza
Carmody
returns
to
her
small
hometown
after
a
destructive
wildfire,
she
witnesses
a
crime
that
draws
her
back
into
the
mysteries
of
a
childhood
she
thought
she’d
left
behind
for
good.