Tag: suspense

Mystery, Suspense, Translation

The Island of Last Truth by Flavia Company, translated from Catalan by Laura McGloughlin

Dr. Matthew Prendel is an enigma.  Attractive, quiet, independently wealthy – he is the perennial subject of cocktail party gossip.  The most persistent rumor being that he was once shipwrecked on a deserted island.  We’re told Prendel’s tale, the “true” version of what happened to him, from his lover.  The conceit of the novel is that she,  Phoebe Westore, is the author, not Flavia.  The book … Continue reading The Island of Last Truth by Flavia Company, translated from Catalan by Laura McGloughlin

tolmsted2 Comments
Fiction, Review Copy, Translation

Drowned by Therese Bohman (translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy)

Stella lives in Skåne, a small town in rural Sweden, with her boyfriend Gabriel. Gabriel is devastatingly attractive, a successful novelist and 15+ years Stella’s senior. Marina is Stella’s younger sister.  She attends University in Stockholm and is in a stalled romantic relationship. Everything about Stella’s life appears to be  organized and picture perfect – she and Gabriel live in a beautiful “yellow wooden house” … Continue reading Drowned by Therese Bohman (translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy)

tolmsted1 Comment
Fiction, Literary Awards

Not Untrue & Not Unkind by Ed O’Loughlin (Advance Review Copy)

I suppose the plot of Not Untrue & Not Unkind went sideways for me at the end of chapter 3, when it suddenly became something unexpected.  Zaire is falling apart. The tight-knit band of journalists at the center of the story head in the direction of the abandoned presidential villa in search of some “bang-bang” (cant for “action” or “fighting”).  At least that is what … Continue reading Not Untrue & Not Unkind by Ed O’Loughlin (Advance Review Copy)

tolmsted2 Comments