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review 2017-08-14 10:12
Recomendada a los lectores fascinados por los entresijos de la mente humana y por la maldad
El poder de la Sombra: Trilogía del Mal. Libro 2: La Huella (Spanish Edition) - María José Moreno

Recibí una copia de este libro de regalo de la autora, y decidí reseñarlo libremente.

Me cuesta un poco reseñar esta novela porque no llego a ella como la mayoría de los lectores. Hace unos años (unos tres, más o menos), la autora me preguntó si querría ser lectora cero de la segunda novela de su serie. Yo la conocía de los medios sociales porque las dos escribimos y como además las dos somos psiquiatras (aunque yo siempre ejercí en Inglaterra) sentía mucha curiosidad. Le dije que no había leído la primera novela en la serie y le pregunté si eso no resultaría un impedimento, pero me dijo que eso le sería de ayuda para saber si la novela se entendía bien y se podía leer por sí sola. Por aquel entonces me leí una versión sin acabar de editar de la novela. Así que ahora no llego a ella de nuevas, pero ha pasado tanto tiempo que es casi como si no la hubiera leído, aunque tengo que reconocer que conforme leía, fui recordando la trama.

El libro se puede leer independientemente, pero como me suele pasar cuando leo aleatoriamente una novela de una serie sin leerlas todas, me quedé con la impresión de que se me escapaban cosas del personaje principal. Aunque las historias en sí sean independientes (y el caso central, de los asesinatos, sí que se puede seguir sin ninguna dificultad, aunque no se conozca ni a Mercedes, la psicóloga, ni a Miguel, el psiquiatra), el personaje o los personajes principales suelen evolucionar a lo largo de la serie y detalles que nos pueden chocar si leemos una novela sola tienen sentido si leemos la serie consecutivamente. La narración, en primera persona, casi toda desde el punto de vista de Mercedes, hace que los lectores tengamos la ventaja de saber lo que piensa, pero también implica que lo vemos todo a través de sus ojos. Está claro que Mercedes aún se está recuperando de su experiencia con un caso previo, que mencionan tanto ella como otros personajes varias veces durante la novela, y que supone una amenaza para ella que no se resuelve aquí, sino que sigue presente y angustiante al final de la novela. Parece que también se está recuperando de una relación que se quedó en nada por falta de compromiso de Miguel. Él vuelve en esta novela, y aunque Mercedes parece muy afectada y enfadada al verle, el romance enseguida vuelve a encauzarse. (A mí la parte romántica no me acabó de convencer, aunque quizás sea por no conocer los detalles de la relación anterior. Mercedes ha tenido malas experiencias en su infancia, aunque tampoco llegamos a conocer todos los detalles en esta novela, y quizás esa necesidad de amor se manifiesta en su perdonar a Miguel con tanta facilidad. O quizás sea que yo soy una rencorosa, pero vamos…). Personalmente, aunque sé que hay muchos lectores a los que les gusta la mezcla de géneros, por regla general prefiero thrillers sin romance (a menos que sea parte de la historia) y cuanto más negros mejor. Y este, en cuanto al grado de oscuridad, no desmerece.

La parte histopatológica y el caso en sí son interesantes, aunque como psiquiatra, y  habiendo trabajado de psiquiatra forense, sé que conseguir que el trastorno disociativo de la  personalidad sea aceptado como defensa en un juicio es muy difícil, y que no hay acuerdo en la profesión sobre su existencia o no (y aún si existiera, tampoco está claro que lo aceptaran como una defensa adecuada). En mi caso, las explicaciones de la enfermedad y de los síntomas me parecieron claras y convincentes, no porque yo sea psiquiatra, ya que parece que la mayoría de los lectores pensaron lo mismo, sino porque la autora consigue ese raro equilibrio entre no complicar excesivamente sus descripciones pero sin pasar a simplificarlo todo en demasía. Yo creo que a los lectores a los que les interese el tema, les encantará.

La novela es dinámica, está escrita de forma fluida, y aunque la acción transcurra en pocos días, las pistas y las sorpresas son paulatinas y nos permiten crear nuestras propias hipótesis. La historia es enrevesada y tiene de todo: asesinatos, envidia, celos, adulterio, abusos, amnesia, locura, amor… El final… Bueno, quizás hay dos finales: uno el del caso que tratamos (que sí, tiene final de verdad, no nos quedamos en ascuas) y otro es el principio de otro caso, el juego del gato y el ratón con Mercedes, que nos deja con ganas de más.

Una novela que recomiendo a las personas a las que les gusten las novelas psicológicas y a las que intriguen los entresijos de la mente humana. También hay romance e incluso algo de sexo (muy poco explícito), y violencia y maldad, mucha maldad. Eso sí, personalmente, si les gusta profundizar en los personajes y sus motivos, les recomendaría que se las lean todas en orden.

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review 2017-02-06 13:26
[Rezension] Andrea Fehringer / Thomas Köpf - Die Poesie des Tötens
Die Poesie des Tötens - Andrea Fehringer... Die Poesie des Tötens - Andrea Fehringer,Thomas Köpf
Beschreibung: 
Sieben Wochen - Vier Morde - Eine Biografie
 
Ein idyllischer Sommer in Wien: Zwischen italienischen Designermöbeln und geschmackvollen Kunstgegenständen genießt der erfolgreiche Ghostwriter Max West sein Leben mit Frau und Kind in vollen Zügen bis zu dem Tag, an dem 'Kleist' in ihr Leben tritt. Der grausam vorgehende Serienkiller entführt die gemeinsame Tochter und zwingt Max dazu, in nur sieben Wochen seine mörderische Biografie niederzuschreiben sieben Wochen, in denen er seine Tochter in den Händen eines Psychopathen weiß...
 
Details:
Taschenbuch: 256 Seiten
Verlag: Pro-Talk (15. November 2016)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3939990272
ISBN-13: 978-3939990277
Größe: 12,3 x 3,8 x 20,5 cm
 
Eigene Meinung:
Das Cover ist ansprechend gestaltet, eine blutige Hand macht ja schon immer einen guten Eindruck auf dem Inhalt des Buch. Das Cover, so minimalistisch es auch ist, hat dann wirklich schon etwas interessantes, durch den Plot wird der Eindruck noch verstärkt.
Der Plot macht neugierig auf das Buch, gerade der Zusammenhang zwischen dem Schreiben eines Buches und der Erpressungssituation zieht an und gerade das macht das Buch in sich wirklich gut. Zudem nistet sich der Täter wie ein Parasit in das Leben seiner Opfer ein und gerade das macht das Erpressen noch perfider, weil er eben seine Opfer nicht aus den Augen lässt. 
Christopher Kleist fordert Max heraus, indem er seine Tochter entführt und sie erst dann wieder herausgeben will, wenn Max einen Bestseller aus seinem Leben und den von ihnen begangenen Morden schreibt. 
Leider gibt es durch das selbstherrliche Gerede des Psychopathen Christopher Kleist bei den Abendessen und zu anderen Anlässen Abzüge, sein Reden sind zwar poetisch, was dann wieder den Teil des Titels erklärt, aber in meinen Augen zu selbstdarstellend. Irgendwie wirkt das aufgesetzt und will nicht so wirklich zum Charakter von Christopher Kleist passen. Zudem sind seine Anleitungen der Morden immer wieder im Abluaf gleich, was ermüdend wirkt. 
Die Gestaltung der Dramaturgie ist an sich gut, aber in manchen Momenten sind einfach zu simpel und leider ist auch das Ende etwas zu sehr hergeholt. Zudem wird das Buch mit der Zeit immer langatmiger, was wirklich schade ist. 
Das Buch ist sicher nicht für jeden Leser etwas, da die Beschreibungen des Mordens sehr detailreich sind quasi eine Anleitung zum Morden bieten. Das sollte man dann schon ertragen können. Diese spezielle Art des Schreibens hat schon eine faszinierende Wirkung, kann aber auch abschrecken.
 
Fazit:
"Die Poesie des Tötens" ist ein wirklich spannend gemachter Thiller, der leider durch einige kleine Schwachstellen in der Aufführung aber nicht schlechter wird, er lässt sich gut lesen, erfährt aber durch die detaillierten Schilderungen der Morde schon einen sehr blutigen Anstrich, zudem kommen die Anleitungen immer recht gleich rüber, was mit der Zeit ermüdet und da gibt es sicher noch Möglichkeiten, den Ablauf zu variieren oder das eben für den Leser etwas aufregend zu gestalten. Das gibt dem ganzen Buch etwas einen müden Anklang und lässt den Leser auch aus der Spannung raus, wo man dann auch nicht so einfach wieder hineinkommt, weil die Dramaturgie leider einige Schwachstellen aufweist. 
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review 2016-06-07 15:57
The Chase
The Chase - Janet Evanovich,Lee Goldberg

Ah, another fun read. This is just book candy. Or ear candy since I am listening to these and Scott Brick the narrator is fabulous.

In this one, the Chinese government wants back an artifact that has been on loan to the Smithsonian, so they are sending a high ranking official to collect it. Problem is, the one in the Smithsonian is a fake because the real one was stolen and nobody knows who has it. So Kate and Nick's impossible task -- in order -- 1) find the real Bird (I picture it to look like The Maltese Falcon) and 2) swap it with the fake before the Chinese government arrives to pick it up. Luckily Nick has connections. Unluckily the timeline changes dramatically the and the Chinese collect the bird before the swap is made.

But that is the least of Nick and Kate's problems, the bigger issue is who they have to cross in order to get the bird. The main villain of the story is a guy who in my imagination is a cross between Dick Cheney and Donald Trump. So in other words, a real piece of work. He is a super powerful, super rich ex-secretary of state who now runs a private security/military company called Black Water er, um, Black Rhino. He's smart and very quickly figures out what Kate and Nick did. He is quick to retaliate because he's evil and petulant.

This book is just as fun and breezy as the last book with Nick and Kate as really great anchors. I really enjoy the characterization of these two: Kate the no-nonsense ex-military FBI agent who has the appetite of a 14 year old boy. I love the descriptions of her favorite meals, In-and-Out burgers, tacos, pretzel and french fry sandwiches. And the fact that no matter where they travel -- be it to China, Indonesia, or Nashville - poor Kate will always end up in coach in a middle seat.

Meanwhile Nick is always thinking and scheming. He has more contacts than a phone book and his tastes are much more Dom Perignon and Caviar than Kate's. And no matter where they travel, Nick manages to fly first class, in seats equipped with a shiatsu massager and a five star meal. I also like that even though he is now working for the FBI to bring down criminals, Nick manages to still make money as a side venture by bilking them for his own gain in the course of the con as well. He's still a thief after all.

Since Nick is working on the FBI's time, he refuses to use any of his criminal friends when they need to hire a crew. So he somehow manages to find civilians with an emotional stake in whatever con they are pulling. He recruits a new member for this one but he calls in a couple of old friends as well.

One of my favorites is Boyd the actor who is the bane of every director he has ever worked with. Boyd is a method actor and really needs to understand his part no matter how small or trivial. His scene as a pancake in a commercial had me in stitches. And I felt very sorry for his director in the toothpaste commercial because Boyd really needed to feel the despair in order to understand how changing toothpaste could change his life. Kate is always nervous with Boyd because she thinks he'll give them away. But Nick finds him a delight and has complete trust he'll pull off whatever they give him to do. And Nick is usually right because like Nick, Boyd completely commits!

Kate's dad makes a very welcome return as part of their crew and he's never met a weapon he didn't like to deploy. There is also Willie, the curvy blonde who can fly, drive or navigate any vehicle with an engine.

Still no real movement in the romance department, although Nick and Kate do get their flirt on quite a bit.

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review 2016-06-07 15:54
The Heist
The Heist - Lee Goldberg,Janet Evanovich

This was like the book equivalent of sitting in a Saturday matinee, eating popcorn and having just an afternoon of mindless fun.

I love the tv show Leverage and this book is exactly in that vein. It is book that relies on the work of a long con to get the bad guys.

The main characters are Nick Fox and Kate O'Hare.

Nick is a handsome, charming thief who is always thinking ten moves ahead. He has perfected the art of the grift. Kate is the ex-military FBI agent who has been chasing Nick for years. He knows this and taunts her each time he slips away from her, not in a mean way but in a sexy "til the next time you almost catch me" way.

Kate finally catches him but in typical Nick fashion he oozes his way out of it. He convinces the FBI to use him as a way to catch even bigger, more elusive criminals. After all as the old adage says: it takes a thief to catch a thief. Kate is along as his beleaguered watcher and reluctant co-conspirator.

Their very first case is to catch a guy who embezzled half a billion dollars and escaped to parts unknown. They must find him, get him back on US soil and recover the money.

Like every self respecting con artist book, movie or tv show, they have to assemble a team of people with a different skill sets to help them pull this off. It was fun watching Nick pull in the crew and get to meet them.

The book is very light hearted and full of funny lines and great personalities. Kate and Nick couldn't be more different and I liked each one of them for different reasons. Kate is the no-nonsense person who loves being FBI. She's good with guns and hand-to-hand combat. I just adore the fact that petite Kate is basically the muscle. Whereas Nick is the twisty brains behind everything. He likes his luxury and creature comforts and even in a cave in the middle of an Island he manages to set a great table.

The supporting characters are great fun, but since this is a first book and we only meet them halfway through at first most of them tend to be background. I imagine as the series goes on we'll get to know them better. But of the crew I enjoyed Boyd, the method actor who really takes his part seriously and Kate's dad, Jake. Jake is also ex-military with a colorful, dangerous career that we only hear in bits an pieces.

This is all globe-trotting adventure with lots of banter and guns and fun character moments. Very little romance although Nick and Kate are very attracted to each other. Nick is down for it, obviously, he's a guy. But Kate still only sees him as her arch-nemesis, a criminal she is forced to work with. But I would guess at some point they'll get together. The signs are too glaring for it not to happen.

Edited to add: I listened to this in audio and the narrator, Scott Brick,  was great. He has a nice rich voice and is good with accents. And he didn't do that really annoying thing that some male narrators do by doing a high falsetto when doing the female character voices.

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review 2016-05-20 05:00
Book Tour: The Berlin Package by Peter Riva
The Berlin Package: A Thriller - Peter Riva

Pero asked for a filming job and wants to get back in the saddle after what happen the last time. He asks that we work with Heep. He got his wish.

On the plane with Ambassador. He figures out a plane problem. He was on his way to Berlin when it occurs. Once Pero lands at the airport he gets a mysterious package.

CIA and the State Department want him to read a packet. He did not get a packet. Now he is in a job he does not want. He got to protect his friends and family and now a movie star.

A station is missing and someone is after Peru and his crew and want the package delivered to him. Pero want to find out why they want it and what they might want to do with it.

Peter Riva does it once again that you want to turn the pages until you find out. Every page is an adventure as you turn the page. You wonder if Pero and his friends will survive or end up dead. Can Pero and Mubro and his new and old friends help rescued Heep and a film star?

Source: nrcbooks.blogspot.com/2016/05/book-tour-berlin-package-by-peter-riva.html
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