Título: The Hanging Shed
Autor: Gordon Ferris
Sinopse: A read-it-in-one-sitting, action-packed, gritty, and atmospheric crime novel set on the tough streets of 1946 Glasgow The last time Douglas Brodie came home it was 1942 and he was a dashing young warrior in a kilt. Now, the war is over, but victory's wine has soured and Brodie's back in Scotland to try and save childhood friend Hugh Donovan from the gallows. Everyone thought Hugh was dead, shot down in the war. Perhaps it would have been kinder if he had been killed. The man who returns from the war is unrecognizable: mutilated, horribly burned. Hugh keeps his own company, only venturing out for heroin to deaden the pain of his wounds. When a local boy is found raped and murdered, there is only one suspect. Hugh claims he's innocent but a mountain of evidence says otherwise. Despite the hideousness of the crime, ex-policeman Brodie feels compelled to try and help his one-time friend. Working with advocate Samantha Campbell, Brodie trawls the mean streets of the Gorbals and the green hills of western Scotland in their search for the truth. What they find is an unholy alliance of troublesome priests, corrupt cops, and Glasgow's deadliest razor gang, happy to slaughter to protect their dark and dirty secrets. As time runs out for the condemned man, the murder tally of innocents starts to climb. When Sam Campbell disappears, it's the last straw for Brodie, and he reverts to his wartime role as a trained killer. It's them or him.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Hanging Shed”, de Gordon Ferris, publicado pela editora Atlantic Books, em 2012 e com 352 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Atlantic Books
Páginas: 352
Ano: 2012
Edição:
Linguagem: eng
ISBN: 0857893467
ISBN13: 9780857893468
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Atlantic Books costumam apresentar narrativas densas e envolventes, com personagens enfrentando dilemas morais e conflitos intensos, muitas vezes em contextos familiares ou históricos. O catálogo traz histórias que transitam entre o suspense psicológico, dramas familiares e relatos com forte carga emocional, além de obras que exploram a relação entre arte, memória e identidade. As tramas frequentemente se desenrolam em cenários variados, do interior da Inglaterra à Europa em tempos de guerra, passando por ambientes urbanos e rurais, com um tom que pode variar do sombrio ao reflexivo. A diversidade do catálogo permite ao leitor encontrar desde ficções históricas até narrativas contemporâneas com elementos fantásticos ou de mistério.
