Crime
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Un poliziotto come Ray Lennox non è mai fuori servizio. Nemmeno quando è in vacanza a Miami e dovrebbe pensare solo a rilassarsi e a preparare il suo matrimonio con Trudi. Nonostante l'abbondante ricorso all'alcol e alla cocaina, Ray è molto diverso da Robbo, il "lercio" della polizia di Edimburgo e suo mentore di un tempo. Reduce da un raccapricciante caso di pedofilia e omicidio che ha sconvolto la Scozia, Lennox deve combattere con i suoi demoni più nascosti, ma nulla sembra andare per il verso giusto. In seguito a una discussione particolarmente accesa con Trudi, Lennox finisce in un bar malfamato e poi a un festino a base di coca. E qui non può fare a meno di mettere in salvo Tianna, una bambina dal passato travagliato e dal presente ancora più fosco. Sentendo di potersi fidare di lui, la madre della bambina gliela affida affinché la porti al sicuro, dall'altra parte della Florida. Il viaggio si rivela una durissima prova: per sconfiggere il dolore, quello reale, che risale con brutalità dalla sua coscienza, Lennox sa che deve attraversarlo, andare fino in fondo. Ricordo e allucinazione, incubo e realtà si rincorrono in cerca di una soluzione, di una speranza.
- ISBN: 8860888476
- Casa Editrice: Guanda
- Pagine: 384
- Data di uscita: 11-11-2010
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This is a dark read because it raises a lot of disturbing issues. He weaves a good, gripping story though and it held my interest all the way to the end. Irvine Welsh never disappoints. I heard this was also adapted into a TV series, which I might check out at some point.
Crime by Irvine Welsh I used to love Irvine Welsh’s books. But after Filth, Porno and Skagboys I’d given up trying to find a character I could identify with, like or even care about enough to make me want to finish the thing. He went through a period where everything seemed self-consciously cool and Leggi tutto
I can't write an honest review for this book without mentioning that this is by far the most disturbing work of literature I've ever read. Seriously, I read Guts by Palahniuk and didn't give a fuck. Lolita explores pedophilia through the eyes of a man impossibly in love with a young girl. It talks v Leggi tutto
I was going through a breakup (which I had initiated) when I picked this book up. There was a lot of guilt inside me, a lot of anger at the girl, a continuous feeling of nausea, and an inability to understand why am I feeling like this. Welsh's protagonist, Detective Inspector Ray Lennox showcases th Leggi tutto
14/130 (2019 Reading Challenge) A great book from one of my favourite authors. Even if it deals with a dark subject. A lot of his work does but in a different tone to this one. But it’s still great & compelling reading. It was my second read but I had largely forgot most of it given my crappy memory. Leggi tutto
a good book really enjoyed it, one of my favourite writers ever, I've never read a bad or even mediocre Welsh book, they all come at you like a pitbull.
Crime is a sequel to Irvine Welsh's masterpiece "Filth." Now Detective Investigator Rey Lennox heads to Miami on medical leave after a stressful child sex murder case leaves him unfit for duty. While in Miami with his fiance Trudy, they hope to plan their wedding. This turns out to be just the right Leggi tutto
This was my 1st Welsh book, there were some bad reviews about this book.....not sure why, I enjoyed his writing style. Though this is kind of a hard book to read due to the subject matter (no spoilers) I really connected with the main characters and the story itself. If you can handle the subject I
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