Quien pierde paga

Brossura, 448 pagine

Pubblicato il 14 Settembre 2017 da Debolsillo, DEBOLSILLO.

ISBN:
978-84-663-4166-0
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4 stelle (1 recensione)

Protagonizada por el mismo trío dispar de héroes que Stephen King nos presentó en Mr. Mercedes (Edgar Award 2015 a la Mejor Novela) llega ahora la continuación: Quien pierde paga, una obra maestra de la intriga sobre un lector cuya obsesión por un escritor va demasiado lejos.

Unos leer para aprender, otros paraolvidar. Y devoran el libro o el libro los devora a ellos. He aquí el plan de un lector maníaco.

«Despierta, genio».

Así comienza la fascinante nueva novela de Stephen King sobre un lector fanático. El genio es John Rothstein, un autor de culto, creador del personaje de Jimmy Gold. Morris Bellamy está fuera de sí, no solo porque Rothstein haya dejado de escribir, sino también porque considera que el inconformista Jimmy Gold se ha vendido para dedicarse a la publicidad. Morris decide matar a Rothstein y vacía su caja fuerte para llevarse no solo todo el dinero …

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Book 2 in the Bill Hodges trilogy

4 stelle

I wasn't getting on with the most recent Murderbot novella so instead I picked this up. For me, reading King is just comforting. There's only a hint of horror in this book but it intrigued me. The rest was a personal crime novel. The Saubers family is hit with the aftermath of the events in Mr. Mercedes, facing poverty. But then 13 year old Pete finds a trunk in the grounds by his home, full of money and notebooks full of writing, giving him the opportunity to secretly help his family. But then the real owner of the trunk is released from jail and Pete's nightmare begins...

This novel didn't actually have that much Bill Hodges in it. PoVs were mostly split between Pete, Bill, and the villain Morris Bellamy.

It was pretty good. I really hope that the final book returns to Brad as villain because he was far …