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Chargement... Péchés mortels (1981)par Lawrence Sanders
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''The Third Deadly Sin'' keeps roaring along from start to finish in a manner that is logical, arresting and altogether satisfying. Of its kind, and it is a kind I admire extravagantly, it is as good as you can get. Distinctions
Fiction.
Mystery.
HTML: Retired cop Edward X. Delaney takes on a female serial killer in this spine-tingling masterwork of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Lawrence Sanders By day, she's a middle-aged secretary no one would look at twice. But by night, dressed in a midnight-black wig, a skin-tight dress, and spike heels, she's hard to miss. Inside her leather shoulder bag are keys, cash, mace, and a Swiss Army knife. She prowls smoky hotel bars for prey. The first victimâ??a convention guest at an upscale Manhattan hotelâ??is found with multiple stab wounds to the neck and genitals. By the time retired police detective chief Edward Delaney hears about the case from an old colleague, the Hotel Ripper has already struck twice. Unable to resist the puzzle, Delaney follows the clues and soon realizes he's looking for a woman. As the grisly slayings continue, seizing the city in a chokehold of panic, Delaney must stop the madwoman before she kills again Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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The Third Deadly Sin was published in 1981, and the book definitely shows its age. Old-school chauvinist Delaney and his wife debate women's rights as if feminism were a surprising new idea. Zoe's physician chain-smokes cigars in his examining room ("More than once his nurse had plucked a lighted cigar from his fingers as he was about to start a rectal examination," p. 84). The depiction of an Asian character resorts to offensive stereotyping that would not be acceptable today.
Despite its datedness, however, the narrative is effective, especially in its final chapter. ( )