From Publishers Weekly Images of gruesome violence pervade this gripping tale of abduction and serial murder. Affluent housewives in Portland, Ore., are disappearing without a trace. In each case the only clue is a black rose and a note reading, "Gone, but Not Forgotten." Upstate New York police detective Nancy Gordon arrives to tell Portland's DA of a similar series of murders she had investigated back East. After implicating powerful local developer Martin Darius in the crimes, Gordon herself disappears. When several mutilated bodies are found at a construction site owned by Darius, police take him into custody. Darius's newly retained attorney, criminal lawyer Betsy Tannenbaum--a zealous advocate of women's rights and a successful defender of battered wives--begins her own search, which leaves her wondering if Darius is a psychotic killer on the loose, or the victim of a government cover-up involving the President's nominee for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Margolin ( The Last Innocent Man ) writes with breakneck pacing and just the right injection of lurid detail to make chills race down readers' spines. If his narrative is a bit choppy and some of the plot twists are telegraphed too clearly, he nonetheless delivers a top-notch whodunit with an explosive and satisfying conclusion. Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selection; major ad/promo; author tour. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Four women disappear from Hunter's Point, New York, before the murdered bodies of Sandra Lake and her six-year-old daughter are found. Next to Mrs. Lake are a black rose and a note that reads, "Gone, but not forgotten." Ten years later women are vanishing from Portland, Oregon. In each of their homes is a black rose and a note identical to that found in Hunter's Point. After hearing about the New York case and its possible connection to his, Portland's district attorney, Alan Page, arrests wealthy Martin Darius for the torture and murder of the people whose bodies are found on his property. Meanwhile, Betsy Tannenbaum, a rising star in the legal profession and Darius's lawyer, discovers incriminating evidence against him. Margolin combines the riveting suspense of the traditional thriller with the current legal thriller to create a first-rate novel containing all the best elements of a mystery as well. The pat denouement is the only negative in this thoroughly enticing book. Essential for all fiction collections. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/93.- Jo Ann Vicarel, Cleveland Heights-University Heights P.L., OhioCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. See all Editorial Reviews
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这本书最让我感到震撼的,是它对于“人性灰色地带”的描绘,完全没有脸谱化的善恶二元对立。每一个主要人物,无论其行为多么令人发指或多么值得同情,其动机都建立在一系列复杂的、可以理解的逻辑之上。作者拒绝提供简单的答案或廉价的救赎。你看似在追随一个英雄的旅程,却发现他每走一步,都沾染了泥泞和血污。反之,那些看似反派的角色,其行为的根源往往深植于更早期的创伤或社会的结构性缺陷之中。这种对人性的深刻洞察力,使得故事的力量久久不散。我甚至开始怀疑,现实生活中的那些“定论”,是不是也只是我们为了简化复杂性而建立起来的虚假框架。这本书如同一个高倍显微镜,放大展示了人性的幽微与矛盾,它没有谴责,只有冷静的、近乎冷酷的呈现。读完后,你会感到一种智力上的满足,但情感上却带着一丝沉重的敬畏,敬畏于人类内心世界的广阔与深不可测。
评分这本书的语言风格,用“华丽”来形容或许都不够贴切,更像是音乐中的复调演奏,层层叠叠,错落有致。作者似乎对每一个词语都有着近乎偏执的考量,使得那些日常的描述也焕发出了不寻常的生命力。我特别留意了作者在处理内心独白时的笔法,那种细腻到近乎神经质的自我审视,极大地丰富了角色的层次感。它不是那种直白的宣泄,而是通过一系列精妙的比喻和反讽,将人物复杂的精神世界展现得淋漓尽致。阅读过程中,我常常需要放慢速度,不是因为情节晦涩,而是因为那些优美的句子本身就值得反复咀嚼。特别是那些关于时间流逝和记忆腐蚀的段落,读起来有一种古典的哀伤美感,让人联想到十九世纪的经典文学作品,却又带着一种现代的疏离感。这种古典与现代的完美融合,使得阅读体验极为独特。尽管某些段落的句式较为复杂,但其带来的美学享受是无可替代的,它成功地将冰冷的事实包裹在了一层温柔而又残酷的诗意之中。
评分我很少读到一本能在情感冲击力和哲学思辨之间找到如此微妙平衡的作品。它没有刻意去煽情,但那种渗透在字里行间的孤独感和宿命感,却像温水煮青蛙一样,慢慢地将读者的情绪引导至一个深沉的低谷。每一次角色的选择,都引发了关于自由意志与环境决定论的思考。作者巧妙地避免了生硬的说教,而是通过人物的困境和环境的无情,提出了尖锐的问题:我们究竟能掌控多少自己的人生?那些被遗忘的片段,究竟是如何塑造了我们今天的模样?这种对存在意义的探讨,贯穿始终,使得这本书的厚度远超一般的小说范畴。我合上书后,脑海里浮现的不是某个特定的场景,而是一系列关于“选择”和“代价”的画面。它迫使我审视自己生命中那些未曾深究的角落,去思考那些被时间冲刷掉的痕迹,究竟是否真的消失了。对于追求思想深度的读者来说,这本书提供了丰富的养料。
评分从制作和装帧的角度来看,这本书的实体版本也体现了极高的匠心。纸张的选择,那种略带粗粝感却又十分坚韧的触感,与故事内容中那种坚硬、不屈的内核非常契合。印刷的清晰度和墨水的质感,也为长时间的夜间阅读提供了舒适的视觉体验。特别是封面设计,那种极简主义的构图,仅用寥寥几笔就勾勒出故事的氛围,既保持了神秘感,又不落俗套。翻开内页,你会发现排版设计也极具巧思,页边距的留白恰到好处,既保证了阅读的流畅性,又为读者留出了思考和批注的空间。这不仅仅是一本书,更像是一件可以被认真对待的工艺品。它散发着一种低调的品质感,让人愿意把它放在书架上最显眼的位置,不仅是为了阅读,也是为了欣赏其本身的美学价值。这种对物理载体的尊重,无疑提升了整体的阅读体验,让每一次拿起它都成为一种仪式。
评分这本书的叙事节奏简直是大师级的。开篇就将我拉入了一个充满迷雾和隐秘的世界,那种步步紧逼的悬念感,让我几乎无法放下书卷。作者在描绘人物内心挣扎和外部环境压迫时,用词精准而富有张力。我尤其欣赏他对于场景细致入微的刻画,仿佛我能亲身感受到那种潮湿、阴冷的空气,甚至能闻到旧木头发霉的味道。情节的推进并非一蹴而就,而是像抽丝剥茧一般,每揭开一层真相,又会引出更深层次的疑问。那些看似无关紧要的细节,到故事的后半部分都会被巧妙地串联起来,形成一张密不透风的网。读到一半时,我甚至停下来,花了很长时间去梳理脑中的线索,试图找出那个隐藏在阴影中的“鬼魂”。这种高密度的信息量和精巧的结构设计,无疑是献给所有热爱深度阅读的读者的盛宴。它不仅仅是一个故事,更像是一场智力的博弈,考验着读者的观察力和推理能力。整体而言,这本书在叙事技巧上达到了一个令人惊叹的高度,让人在合上书页后,依然久久不能平复激动的心情。
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