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Chargement... Cinq mouches bleuespar Carmen Posadas
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Un hombre mayor decide suicidarse en un lujoso lugar de reposo situado en Marruecos. Lo que no calcula el señor Molinet, que viaja acompañado de su perro, es que va a encontrarse allí con la alta sociedad madrileña que huye de las cámaras para vivir en secreto sus infidelidades. ( ) Elderly, gay Spanish Londoner Rafael, knowing that there is nothing left in life for him, decides to spend a few weeks in a remote, luxury Moroccan hotel, then put an end to it all. Just before he departs, his gossipy niece tells him the latest juicy details about a Spanish crime passionel, and when he arrives at the hotel just whom should he find there but the delectable widow everyone assumes killed her husband in that scandalous case. Slowly, slowly, glacially slowly, Rafael decides he might as well kill one of the other adulterous, duplicitous guests at the hotel before making his own planned exit. This unbearably mannered, arch book offers fairly solid tedium up to about the 30% mark, shows a few flickers of wit and interest thereabouts, and then settles back into tedium for the long haul. I found it quite a struggle to get to the end. An interesting chasse-croisé. A few of the high society crowd finds themselves together in this high end resort. A gossip who intends to end his life, a recently widowed woman, a few illegitimate couples. All the ingredients are there for a recipe for murder, gossip and maybe, just maybe a little love. A solid story that explores the consequences of rumors, gossip, morality and ethics in a very entertaining way. Commentaire interessant sur Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0375508864/ref=cm_cr_dp_pt/102... aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Rafael Molinet Rojas, an inconspicuous Spaniard living in London, regrettably finds that there is nothing worth living for when his closest companion-his mother-dies. Hoping to make a dignified-and, although he won't admit it, dramatic-exit from this world, Molinet plots his escape, picking an elegant setting for his suicide via sleeping pills: Morocco's L'Hirondelle d'Or, one of the most luxurious resorts in the world. There, he will be able to forget his cares, drape himself in a white caftan, and try to make a little money playing backgammon before he does himself in. The day before his trip, Molinet has a lunch date with his vivacious niece-who enthralls him with the story of a scandalous and deeply suspicious death. Jaime Valdés, high society lothario, has seemingly choked to death in the presence of both his mistress and his wife, but all of Spain is atwitter with the possibility of murder. Coincidentally, when he arrives at the spa, Molinet realizes that the stylish woman sitting by the pool is none other than Valdés's widow. And when a throng of gossipy Europeans arrive on the scene, it quickly becomes clear that despite its air of tranquility, many sinister things are happening at L'Hirondelle. Before he knows it, Molinet's eavesdropping leads to a startling turn of events. Internationally bestselling author Carmen Posadas has created a corrosive and witty high society whodunit in the vein of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. The Last Resort mixes poolside cocktails and acid-laced gossip with privilege and murder to marvelous effect. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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