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Bezig met laden... Capri File (2001)door Amanda Prantera
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Lola d'Aquaviva's marriage is in tatters and she has come to Capri to recoup. She thinks her rather creepy end of the island would make a suitably sombre backdrop for a novel, particularly the nearby Villa Fersen, where a rich, aristocratic paedophile caused a scandal several decades ago. Lola herself is English, but an Italian duchessa by marriage, and she is in e-mail correspondence with a Simon Parks of Ladbroke Grove, who is looking out second-hand books for her on the villainous Comte Fersen, and on Capri. But her machinations are raising strange reactions amongst the locals and unaccountable fury in her husband, and it is clear that something sinister is afoot. With the wit and elegance which are Prantera's trademarks, Capri File is drenched in atmosphere and crackling with suspense, keeping the reader on the hop until, literally, the final page. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I've said before that I hate guessing the twist in mystery novels and thrillers, but in this one, we are expected to, because the stress of that knowledge carries the novel to it's creepy conclusion. This was literally a weekend read, started Saturday AM and finished Sunday PM. My only complaint is this: I found the speed through which Lola and Simon became intimate unrealistic. I think a merchant--no matter how chatty the customer--would not be asking for a photo or physical description at their fifth email interaction, especially when the first four were brief. ( )