THE COLD DISH

Book ID/图书代码： 02330010B35323

English Summary/英文概要： The Cold Dish, a multilayered whodunit mystery, stands out in its genre. Shades of racism, mysticism, and revenge give the novel nuance; dead-on dialogue, good-natured humor, and flesh-and-blood characters, including the foul-mouthed deputy Victorian "Vic" Moretti, give it life. Johnson, who lives in Ucross, Wyoming, knows the Western landscape well, and creates stunning and violent scenes (including a raging blizzard) of the Rocky Mountains. Only The Philadelphia Inquirer faulted the novel’s roughness and comparatively immature prose. The other critics look forward to reading more from Johnson’s powerful voice and reconnecting with his eccentric mélange of characters.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 老警长沃尔特.隆美尔，长久以来一直保护着怀俄明州阿布萨罗卡县的一方平安。通常每天的治安巡逻，对他而言就象是在兜风散步，直到某天，一具男尸的出现打破了所有的平静；该男子名叫科迪.普理查德，死因系枪击所致，尸体则是在当地印第安人居留地的附近被人发现。沃尔特的左膀右臂是副警长维多利亚.莫莱蒂，作为他手下的得力干将，莫莱蒂可是一名土生土长的费城人，对于此案，她同所有人的意见相同，一致认为科迪的死纯系意外。但是两年之前的另一起案件却引起了沃尔特的注意，曾有四名中学生因对当地一名印第安少女实施奸污而遭到指控，随后四人获得了缓刑，而科迪便是其中的一员。不久之后，当年参与强奸的另一人也惨遭杀害，很明显，有人出于报复的目的，才展开了这场血腥的杀戮。与此同时，隆美尔还敏锐地察觉到，人们对于此案的恐惧正越来越深，这也加重了当地白种人与印第安人间的紧张关系；而更令他感到不安的则是，老友亨利.斯坦丁.比尔也被卷入到了这场凶杀之中…
真实的临场感、巧妙的情节以及对白，就像文中那个满口脏话的副警长维多利亚.“维克”.莫莱蒂一样，众多有血有肉的人物刻画，赋予了此作鲜活的生命力，更令得《冷盘》这部悬疑小说在同类作品中脱颖而出。(Claire)

Awards/获奖情况：A strong sense of place, a credible plot and deft dialogue lift Johnson’s good-humored debut novel, the first of a new series, set in Bighorn Mountain country. Walt Longmire, the veteran sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyo., usually has little to do on his patrols. When Cody Pritchard is found shot to death near the Cheyenne reservation, everyone, including Deputy Victoria Moretti, a transplanted Philadelphian, believes he died in an accident. But two years earlier, Cody was one of four high schoolers convicted of raping a young Native American girl. All were given suspended sentences, and when another of the four turns up dead, it appears that someone is out for revenge. As fear mounts, Sheriff Longmire feels tension in the air between the white population and the Native American community, and he’s not pleased to think that his lifelong friend, Henry Standing Bear, might be directly involved in the murders. While the prose could stand tautening at times simply to up the suspense, Johnson has made an assured start that should appeal to a wide range of mystery fans. ---From Publishers Weekly

The Cold Dish, a multilayered whodunit mystery, stands out in its genre. Shades of racism, mysticism, and revenge give the novel nuance; dead-on dialogue, good-natured humor, and flesh-and-blood characters, including the foul-mouthed deputy Victorian "Vic" Moretti, give it life. Johnson, who lives in Ucross, Wyoming, knows the Western landscape well, and creates stunning and violent scenes (including a raging blizzard) of the Rocky Mountains. Only The Philadelphia Inquirer faulted the novel’s roughness and comparatively immature prose. The other critics look forward to reading more from Johnson’s powerful voice and reconnecting with his eccentric mélange of characters.---From Bookmarks Magazine

About the Author/作者介绍： 凭借小说《冷盘》(THE COLD DISH) 和《孤身而死》(DEATH WITHOUT COMPANY)，克里格.约翰逊赢得了来自评论界和读者们的一致好评，并先后作为重点书评，被刊登在权威的柯克斯书评（Kirkus）及书目杂志（Booklist）之上。同时，《冷盘》与《孤身而死》还双双被美国独立书商协会及美国独立悬疑小说销售协会评为最佳作品精选；自平装本面世之日起，《冷盘》一书更是创下了连续六周入围巴恩斯&诺贝尔五十五本顶级畅销悬疑小说销售榜的佳绩；并作为独立悬疑小说销售协会热推的六部作品之一，顺利入围了黛利丝奖提名；还于2006年荣登美国独立书商协会夏季精选小说榜单。《孤身而死》一书，被书目杂志评为2006年度十佳悬疑小说之一；同年美国怀俄明州历史协会则将其提名为协会年度最佳小说作品。约翰逊的首部短片小说《印第安计谋》，还一举荣获托尼•希勒曼悬疑短片小说大奖，并被登载在《牛仔及印第安人》杂志之上。

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