A TASTE OF ASHES: A DI BOB VALENTINE STORY
Book ID/图书代码： 01890015B83872
English Summary/英文概要： Following the harrowing case that nearly finished him off, DI Bob Valentine returns to normal duties in the heart of Burns Country on Scotland’s wind-scarred west coast. But all is not well in the town of Ayr, a place ravaged by austerity and slipping closer to the abyss every day. As the near eviscerated corpse of a man is discovered on his kitchen table, fear grips the area and a murder investigation gets underway.
To add to Valentine’s woes, the victim’s partner is missing – as is her daughter. When a son with a violent past is added to the mix, and the crime tally mounts, a tragic family drama starts to unfold. Amidst a frenzied media storm, and a ticking clock adding fears for the missing, the investigator must work fast to piece together the illicit secrets of the family’s past before the body count.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 结束了之前那个几乎要把他折磨殆尽的案件后，侦探鲍勃•华伦汀重新回归了自己的主业，重新回到了位于彭斯郡中心的苏格兰西海岸。然而此时的小镇艾尔却情况不容乐观，这里被苦行的生活所摧毁，每一天都在向深渊更进一步。然而当华伦汀在厨房里发现了一个被切除了内脏的男子尸体后，整个地区更是陷入恐慌之中，谋杀调查也随之迅速开展。
令华伦汀更为无奈的是这名受害者的搭档失踪了---一起失踪的还有她的女儿。当人们发现受害者的儿子是一名有着暴力史的惯犯后，整个案件更显扑朔迷离，一场家庭悲剧就这样逐渐呈现在所有人的面前。一边是疯狂的媒体报道，一边是逐渐流逝的时间和对于失踪人口不断加深的担忧，调查人员必须迅速拼凑齐有关于这个家庭过去的一系列不法秘密，在尸体的数量不断累加之前。。。。。。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：托尼•布拉克是苏格兰经典黑色犯罪小说代表人物中的一员。。。。。。他所描绘出的那种在邪恶环境中呈现出的原始情感不仅引人入胜而且十分教人信服。-----时代
可怕的节奏感和情节设置，既坚定又充满了现代气息---也难怪埃尔文•威尔士会称其为最爱的英国犯罪小说家了。
Tony Black is one of those excellent perpetrators of Scottish noir … a compelling and convincing portrayer of raw emotions in a vicious milieu. – The Times
Gritty and contemporary with terrific pace and plotting – it’s no wonder Irvine Welsh refers to him as his favourite British crime writer.
’Tony Black is my favourite British crime writer.’
– Irvine Welsh
’Tony Black is a prolific author who has gained plenty of recognition but deserves much, much more.’– Crime Fiction Lover
A Taste of Ashes have sold over 12,000 copies.
About the Author/作者介绍： 托尼•布拉克，作家，著有12部小说作品，被翻译并拍摄成多部电影，其最新作品为A Taste of Ashes。托尼的小说作品曾入围卫报2014年图书奖并6次获得犯罪小说家协会匕首奖提名。电影制作人理查德•乔布森近期正改编托尼的小说作品Long Time Dead，并将其搬上荧幕，并由Dougray Scott饰演主角Edinburgh PI Gus Dury。TONY BLACK is the author of 12 novels, widely translated and optioned for feature film, most recently A Taste of Ashes. Tony’s novels have been shortlisted for The Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize in 2014 and has been nominated for the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger six times. Filmmaker Richard Jobson is currently adapting Tony’s novel Long Time Dead for the big screen with Dougray Scott cast in the lead role of Edinburgh PI Gus Dury.
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