THE BLACK RUSSIAN
Book ID/图书代码： 11980509B33973
English Summary/英文概要： After yet another slow week at the cash register, that fine purveyor of second-hand literature, Susko Books, is facing financial ruin. Jack Susko sets off to a gallery in Woollahra to scrape up some coin with the sale of an old art catalogue. With his usual panache and exquisite timing, he arrives just as De Groot Galleries is being done over by masked thieves. Along with a mysterious object from the safe, the robbers seize a valuable first edition from Jack’s bag, too. When the owner of the gallery doesn’t want to call the cops, Jack is offered a sizeable sum to keep silent: but when de Groot arrives at the bookshop with his heavy to renege on the deal, all bets are off. With an ease that almost constitutes a gift, Jack Susko finds himself at the centre of a world full of duplicity, lies and art theft.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一本絕版書引發一連串的殺機
澳洲新銳作家 第二部強打作品
一本絕版書引發一連串的殺機…
Jack Susko是一名二手圖書商，在又渡過了幾個業績慘淡的星期後，他不得不面臨財務短缺的窘境。隨後為了挽救生意，他依約動身前往位於 Woollahar的知名美術館De Groot，準備與館長完成一筆書籍交易；但當他抵擋目的地後，卻不期遭遇到一群蒙面劫匪正在對該館搶劫；結果Jack包中貴重的絕版書籍連同館內重要的物品一同落入歹徒囊中。
就在眾人準備報警之時，館長卻表示希望能夠息事寧人，於是他塞給 Jack 一筆錢用來封口；但幾天之後，當館長再次來到 Jack Susko 的二手書店，他卻表示要撤回先前約定的交易，要求一筆勾銷。此時Jack意識到，自己陷入到一場精心涉及的騙局之中…
而究竟這本絕版書裡頭隱藏著什麼大秘密(WHL & CL)
Awards/获奖情况：‘The Black Russian is Bartulin’s second novel featuring second-hand bookseller-turned-detective Jack Susko, and like its 2008 predecessor A Deadly Business, it’s an entertaining, fast-paced crime thriller … Bartulin clearly knows all the tricks of the hard-boiled trade, from the wisecracking amateur detective who’s always in over his head, to the plot twists and double-double crosses that keep you guessing right to the end. This is a fun read with lots of Sydney local colour and is highly recommended to all crime fans.’---FOUR STARS Tim Coronel (Bookseller & Publisher)
‘There’s wisecracking humour, sticky situations and dark fun. I can hardly wait for the promised sequel.’---West Australian‘
I suspect Mr Susko will brush himself down and be getting into more trouble in the stacks very soon – a sequel which I’ll definitely look forward to.’---Readings Monthly
‘In a crowded field Bartulin stands out as one to watch — fans of crime fiction will find this an atmospheric and very entertaining reading experience.’--- Good Reading Magazine
About the Author/作者介绍： Lenny Bartulin is the author of A Deadly Business (2008). His poetry and short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including HEAT, Meanjin, and New Australian Stories. His latest novel is The Black Russian.
作者 Lenny Bartulin 曾發表過 A Deadly Business (2008) 一書；他的詩歌及短篇小說連載在眾多的出版刊物之上，包括了 HEAT, Meanjin, 以及New Australian Stories。本書是他的最新力作。
Format:电子手稿
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