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Chargement... City of the Absent (Inspector Alastair Ransom Mysteries) (2007)par Robert W. Walker
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Chicago's magnificent White City will soon be fading into memory. As the grand Exposition of 1893 reaches its final day, the metropolis is rocked by the public assassination of its popular mayor. In the chaos that ensues, another murder--the savage slaughter of a Pinkerton agent posing as a prostitute in a seedy slum alleyway--goes virtually unnoticed . . . except by police inspector Alastair Ransom. An avenging angel haunted by the ghosts and mistakes of his past, Ransom called the slain detective, Nell Hartigan, "friend"--and his unorthodox inquiries into her murder are pointing him toward a fiend who's targeting the city's most unremarkable and disposable citizens. But in a great urban slaughterhouse, where foul corruption festers in every dark corner, Ransom will find himself accused of the one crime he did not commit . . . and facing the final judgment of the hangman's noose. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I liked this book. I did not realize until I was a chapter or two into the story that this is the third installment of Inspector Ransom series. I could follow it without a problem. I would have understood some references to past cases and actions had I read the books in order but it still made sense. I liked Ransom. He is aggressive but intelligent as he follows leads. I liked Jane who disguises herself as a male doctor and helps in Ransom's investigations.
The story was good. Having read THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Eric Larsen, I have an interest in stories set during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Mr. Walker stayed true to those times and the event. I was also yelling at Ransom because we readers know who the killer is and why from the beginning and Ransom is missing the killer while near the killer. For the record, Ransom paid no attention to me telling him who and why on the killings.
The only thing I hated (because this is a 5 star story but this is what makes it a 4) is the ending. I wanted to know if Ransom defeated his enemies and we are left with questions. There is no book 4. I hope a book 4 may come out one day because I have that enquiring mind that wants to know. (