Shades of the Sun

ISBN-13: 9781508474425 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 222 str.

Alan McManus

Opis

After Bruno suffers a long-expected family bereavement, Justin and Imogen get him a fun present: a mystery weekend at Corpington Manor at Old Yule. All's fun (although very weird) until they lose a night, are imprisoned in a freezing cellar and escape back home where Clara tells them to get some therapy for their PTSD. Their Scooby-Doo type adventure stops being comic when relationships break down and Bruno is sacked from his job - for actions which he can't remember doing. Hiking the West Highland Way, alone with Justin, Bruno relaxes away from stress. Until they meet a sinister traveller on the road. Nothing is solved until Imogen persuades them to return to Mad, Bad and Dodgy Manor at Midsummer for a New Age healing retreat. What Bruno learns there has him running scared, all the way to a bloodstained body on a Glasgow street. Will Bruno ever find out what happened in the past or will he have to live with its mystery? The Bruno Benedetti Mysteries are aimed at intelligent readers of mystery novels who like characters who they can identify with rather than slick Bond-types. Particular aspects of this series are the move away from the 'gritty Glasgow' genre, which has become predictable, and the faithful reflection of the strategic use of dialect in different social situations - which many readers (Scots or not) will recognise. "Shades of the Sun," rather than just a form of escapism, allows reflection on 'real life' as the main characters are multi-faceted and develop as they learn from experience and each other, a development which started with "Tricks of the Mind," and continued with "The Lovers." Next are "Qismet" and "Tir nam Ban."