Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
『Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective』は、冴えないが粘り強い刑事デイヴィスを主人公にしたユーモア犯罪小説です。派手な名探偵ではなく、街の片隅で軽んじられる男の人間味と執念が物語を動かします。
作品情報
最後の刑事と呼ばれる男が、冴えなさの奥にある粘りで事件を追う。
レスリー・トーマスによるDangerous Daviesシリーズの第1作。映像化もされ、英国のユーモアと哀愁をまとった警察小説として読まれている。
レビュー要約
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読者には、題材の重さを正面から扱う姿勢と、時代や場所の空気を具体的に立ち上げる筆致が評価されている。一方で、背景知識を求める密度の高さを手ごわく感じる声もある。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Felony & Mayhem
- 発売日
- 2011-07-16
- ページ数
- 272ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 14.3 x 1.42 x 20.62 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781934609675
- ISBN-10
- 1934609676
- 価格
- 11531 JPY
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Mystery & Thrillers/Mystery/British Detectives
Dangerous Davies earned his nickname the same way that fat men nicknamed Tiny earn theirs. He is known as the last detective not because there are no others like him, but because he is, in nearly every instance, the last boy picked for the team. With little actual work to occupy him, Dange has plenty of time to pick through the cases that everybody else has forgotten. When he stumbles across a piece of ancient history, it looks like the perfect way to keep him out of the real coppers' way.
レビュー
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Like visiting an old & dear friend one hasn't seen ...
Like visiting an old & dear friend one hasn't seen in a while -- a delight while turning the pages and some sadness at finally putting down. His descriptions are trenchant and amusing --- the plot ain't too bad either. PK
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Good Read
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I look forward to more from this author. The main character is very likable and the plot a little different but interesting.
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Dangerous
Love this series. It is hard to find books that are truly funny and these are hilarious! Must read them all.
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good author good story 3 chapters too long
good author good story 3 chapters too long
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Very Enjoyable.
A good read, not your typical detective story. Characters are realistic and interact well. Lots of quite humor and a good sense of the ridiculous.
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