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«Carsten Stroud intreccia in modo assolutamente convincente poliziotti irriducibili, boss mafiosi ed eventi soprannaturali. La sua prosa è musica»
Stephen King
Il sergente Jack Redding della Florida Highway Patrol e la recluta Julie Karras, al suo primo giorno sul campo, rimangono coinvolti nell’inseguimento di un SUV che si conclude tragicamente con una vita persa e un arresto, mentre la donna al volante riesce a fuggire. Guidato dal sospetto di averla già vista, Redding non si dà per vinto e continua la caccia. L’intuito non lo tradisce: suo nonno, anche lui poliziotto a Jacksonville, stava cacciando la stessa donna nel 1957. Ma come può essere davvero lei? Così Redding e la sua partner Pandora Jansson si ritroveranno all’inseguimento di una misteriosa serial killer attraverso spazio e tempo: dall’attuale Jacksonville a St. Augustine, completamente sotto il giogo della mafia nel 1957, fino al quartiere francese di New Orleans nel 1914. Ma la posta in gioco cambia del tutto quando Jack, che solo pochi mesi prima ha perso moglie e figlio in un terribile incidente, dovrà affrontare una scelta impossibile: aiutare suo nonno a catturare l’assassina, o tentare disperatamente di cambiare il tempo stesso per salvare la sua famiglia…
- ISBN: 8830452254
- Casa Editrice: Longanesi
- Pagine: 336
- Data di uscita: 04-07-2019
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The Shimmer by Carsten Stroud is a science fiction thriller that takes place across decades in the hunt for a killer. This one was action packed from the beginning keeping up a fairly fast pace all throughout. As officers corner a SUV in Florida Sergeant Jack Redding and his trainee Julie Karras find Leggi tutto
You know what I like? Books about time travel. So, when I read the description of this book about a serial killer that can move through time, I knew I had to read it. THE SHIMMER starts off strong with Sergeant Jack Redding of the Florida Highway Patrol and his trainee, Julie Karras, chasing a ca
I adore this novel! I thought it was superbly done, and enjoyed every second of the audiobook. I am also going to purchase this novel (since this was a library loan), so I can reread it in the future. SO good...! I just wish there was more.... or a sequel coming....or something! Joe Hempel is the nar Leggi tutto
I received a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway. I really wanted to enjoy this. The concept reminded me a bit of Stephen King's 11/22/63, which is one of my all-time favorite books. Unfortunately, this one falls really short. It's disjointed, jumps around so much it's nearly impossible to fol Leggi tutto
2.5 stars. Dumb entertainment. I was expecting a straightforward cop drama/thriller, and instead got a game of cat-and-mouse with added time travel. ("The shimmer" = essentially a portal that opens up the moment someone dies and their soul leaves their body, and allows those who know about the pheno Leggi tutto
Nobody writes everyday cops as well as Carsten Stroud. Nobody. And that includes Wambaugh. Whether he's dabbling in the supernatural or sticking to the real world, Stroud never fails to deliver on a great narrative.
Writing a time-travel story ain't an easy exercise ; the author himself says it in the afterword. For having done it myself too, I can only confirm it. The greatest difficulty is to keep things coherent, through rules or tricks. If Carsten Stroud stayed elusive, sometimes contradictory on the rules Leggi tutto
This book checked a lot of boxes for me: humid Florida (where I find myself living now), hard-boiled crime fiction and time travel. Also, I've really enjoyed Carsten Stroud's earlier work. But after a great beginning, things kind of unravel by the third act. I'm not sure "The Shimmer" fully coheres
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