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Chargement... Fidelity (2008)par Thomas Perry
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A dead detective leaves his wife flat broke and in mortal danger in this crime thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of Silence. When Los Angeles P.I. Phil Kramer is shot dead on a deserted suburban street, his wife, Emily, is left with an emptied bank account and a lot of questions. How could Phil leave her penniless? What was he going to do with the money? And, most of all, who was this man she had married? Meanwhile, professional hit man Jerry Hobart has some questions of his own. It's none of his business why he was hired to kill Phil Kramer. But now that he's been ordered to take out Kramer's widow, he senses a deeper secret at work-and maybe a bigger payoff from Ted Forrest, the mysterious wealthy man behind the hit. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Review of the Mariner Books Kindle eBook edition (June 4, 2009) of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt hardcover original (May 12, 2008).
I've read (but not reviewed) every single book by Thomas Perry since I became a fan with The Butcher's Boy (1982). Most of his books follow the formula of a hunter character vs. a hunted character. The detailing of the steps taken by each in the pursuit and the run is what makes for the suspense and tension in each story. The formula is switched up by varying which character is the hero or the villain. My favourites have been those with his most regular series character Jane Whitefield, who is a one-woman witness protection agency, hiding deserving people and giving them new lives, when the authorities are powerless or perhaps not to be trusted.
I was somewhat surprised then when Fidelity from 2008 came up as a Kindle Deal of the Day on February 12, 2024 and I had no particular memory of having read it. I figured it must not have been very memorable for some reason and perhaps would have even earned an Unsatisfactory Ending Alert™ back in the day. So a re-read seemed in order.
So, yes, this isn't quite top drawer Perry. It meanders quite a bit, although the theme of the title does get some interesting slants to it. Housewife Emily Kramer is shocked by learning that her private detective husband Phil Kramer has been murdered for no apparent reason. She then learns that he had emptied all of their bank accounts before his death. While searching for the motive behind the murder she discovers that he may not have been the faithful husband whom she had married. Then it becomes apparent that the killer also has her in his sights.
Hitman Jerry Hobart has taken on the job of the Kramers for an initially unidentified rich man. Hobart doesn't know the reason for the bounty, but begins to suspect that if he can discover it for himself it may mean a much bigger payday in the end. He is wearying of his life on the road and yearns to reconcile with the lost love of his youth. He hopes that enough of a financial stake will help him towards that goal.
The ending is satisfactory but it comes about in such a bizarre way that you still aren't quite content with the result. A three-star rating seems the best compromise here.
Footnote
* Yes, I stole the idea for my lede from Alan Sillitoe's The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner (1959). ( )