Isle of Dogs[犬岛]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Patricia Cornwell 著
• 出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
• 出版时间 2002-09
• ISBN 9780425182901
• 定价 59.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 432页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Andy Brazil Series；#3

【内容简介】

Theelectrifyingfollow-uptoHornet'sNestandSouthernCross.Themenandwomeninblue—asyou'veneverseenthembefore.

ChaosbreaksloosewhenthegovernorofVirginiaordersthatspeedtrapsbepaintedonallstreetsandhighways,warningthatspeederswillbecaughtbymonitoringaircraftflyingoverhead.ButtheeccentricIsleofTangier,fourteenmilesoffthecoastofVirginiaintheChesapeakeBay,respondsbydeclaringwaronitsownstate.

【作者简介】

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PatriciaCornwell
ReadersofPatriciaCornwell'scrimenovelsneedastrongstomach,bothforthegruesomedetailsandthesuspensefulturnsofherplots.WithmedicalexaminerKayScarpetta,Cornwellcreatedacoolandcompellingheroinewhorepeatedlydrawsreadersbackformore.

Biography
PatriciaCornwellwritescrimefictionfromanunusuallyinformedpointofview.Whilemanywritersare,asshesays,conjuringup"fantasy"assumptionsregardingwhatreallygoesintotrackingcriminalsandexaminingcrimescenes,Cornwellreallydoeswalkthewalk,whichiswhyhernovelsringsotrue.Beforebecomingoneofthemostwidelyrecognized,respected,andreadwritersincontemporarycrimefiction,sheworkedasapolicereporterforTheCharlotteObserverandasacomputeranalystinthechiefmedicalexaminer'sofficeinVirginia.Duringthisperiodofherlife,Cornwellobservedliterallyhundredsofautopsies.Whilethevastmajorityofpeoplewouldsurelyregardsuchworkunsavorybeyondbelief,Cornwellwasacquiringvaluableinformationthatwouldnotonlyhelpherwritethegroundbreaking2002studyPortraitofaKiller:JacktheRipper--CaseClosedbutwouldalsoenrichherfictionwithuncommonauthenticity."Mostofthesecrimesceneshows...arewhatIcall‘HarryPotter'policing,"shesaidinacandid,heatedinterview."They'reabsolutelyfantasy.Andtheproblemisthegeneralpublicwatchesthese,60millionpeopleaweekorwhatever,andtheythinkwhatthey'reseeingistrue."IfCornwellcomesoffasabitvehementinhercriticismoftelevisionshowsmeanttosimplyentertain,that'sjustbecauseshetakesherworksoseriously.NotthatCornwell'snovelsareeveranythingshortofentertaining,eveniftheirgrislydetailsmayrequireextra-strongstomachsofherreaders.Shehascreatedatremendouslywell-definedandcomplexcharacterinherfavoritefictionalcrimesolverDr.KayScarpetta.CornwellintroducedmedicalexaminerScarpettainherfirstnovel,Postmortemin1990.Today,Scarpettaisstillcrackingcasesandcrackingopencadavers.(ShehaseveninspiredacookbookcalledFoodtoDieFor:SecretsfromKayScarpetta'sKitchen.)Inaddition,CornwellwritesmorelightheartedcopcapersinherAndyBrazil&JudyHammerseries.

GoodToKnow
Cornwellknowswhatitsliketoshatterrecords.Herdebut,Postmortem,wastheonlynovelbyafirst-timeauthortoeverwinfivemajormysteryawardsinasingleyear.

Cornwellmaybeaformercrimesolver,butsheshudderstothinkthatherbookscouldactuallycontributetocrime.Infact,shesaysshehasreceived"thankyou"notesfromprisonerswhoclaimtheyhavegleanedinformationfromherbooksthatmighthelpthemcovertheirtrackswhilecommittingfuturecrimes.

Ifparodyisindeedthesincerestformofflattery,thenCornwellhasafaninChrisElliott.TheprofessionalwisenheimerpublishedahilarioustakeoffonhertruecrimebookPortraitofaKillercalledTheShroudoftheThwacker.