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Bezig met laden... Death Notice (2014)door Zhou Haohui
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  nwhyte | Oct 11, 2023 |   The novel has a twisty plot that keeps the reader wondering what it was all about right until the last quarter of the book. Most of the lead characters have something or the other from their past that they wish to hide, which makes each one of them a suspect. That, and the fast pace of the narrative keep the pages turning and turning. Initially, the novel is a bit difficult to get into, maybe due to the translation, but it gets better as one moves forward. I liked it in spite of a few farfetched sequences, but not knowing when I would get to read the remaining books makes the experience less satisfying. I may upgrade my rating once I finish the series, possibly! (  ) aravind_aar | Nov 21, 2021 |  ) skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 | (Also, why oh why do characters in crime novels never read other crime novels? It's like characters in horror films. The audience is screaming 'no, don't go into the dark deserted house', and the characters go 'hmm, let's have a look in here'!! For a bunch of elite cops, they don't half make some stupid choices in this book. 'Everything will be fine, we've got it covered', they say. NO!!!) ( ) Alan.M | Nov 30, 2019 | asianamlitfans | Aug 22, 2019 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"An elite police squad hunts a manipulative mastermind out to publically execute criminals the law cannot reach. A wild thriller and deadly game of cat-and-mouse from one of China's most popular authors. For fans of Jo Nesbo, Se7en, and Hong Kong police cinema. The brutal murder of respected police officer Sergeant Zheng Haoming sends shockwaves through Chengdu, a modern metropolis in the heart of China's stunning Sichuan Province. He had been obsessed by an unsolved, eighteen-year-old murder case, until an entity calling themselves Eumenides (after the Greek goddess of vengeance and retribution) releases a terrifying manifesto. Is the manifesto a sick joke, or something more sinister? Soon, the public starts 'nominating' worthy targets for Eumenides to kill, and two days later, Sergeant Zheng is dead. Eumenides' cunning game is only getting started. The police receive a "death notice," a chilling note announcing the the killer's next target, the crimes they have committed, and the date of their execution. The note is both a challenge and a taunt to the police. When the first victim dies in public, under their complete protection, the police are left stunned. More death notices are coming. The chase is on. Death Notice is an explosive, page-turning thriller filtered through a vibrant cultural lens. Zhou Haohui expertly adds an exhilarating new prespective to the twists and tropes of the genre all fans love, making for a uniquely propulsive and entertaining read"--"An elite police squad hunts a manipulative mastermind out to publically execute criminals the law cannot reach"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)895.136Literature Literature of other languages Asian (east and south east) languages Chinese Chinese fiction 2010–LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (3.65)
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There is a certain genre about killers who are superbly able to outwit the forces of law and order – The Silence of the Lambs is the most obvious, but I also recently read Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh – and there were several scenes where I found it very difficult to suspend my disbelief – though a couple of these are in fact fairly well grounded in local scenery, a murder carried out in full view of the police in front of the Deye Building in Citizens’ Square, and another historical gruesome death at Mount Twin Deer Park, none of which are locations that I have been able to identify on the map. The series is a good enough example of its kind, the tensions between cops from the city and periphery, university graduates and non-graduates, and men and women, all well portrayed against a somewhat implausible backdrop; the means and motivation of their opposition remaining unclear. The situation is sufficiently generic that the first book was adapted without difficulty into a film made and in 2023 this year. (