THE AMATEUR HISTORIAN

Book ID/图书代码： 12123010B35966

English Summary/英文概要： “Punchy and raw, a blend of hard-boiled old school and new bloody thriller. . . crime at its best.” —Waterstone’s (UK)
Rick Rounder returns to his hometown a decade after failing to save a young girl from her suicidal father. He sets up as a private eye, much to the envy of his policeman brother Sam, who has risen up the ranks to chief. The two brothers square up across the sibling divide as they are both drawn into the case of a missing girl.
But the case gets more complicated as Rick’s past catches up with him, and the only clues that the brothers have, relate to a girl who lived—and died—in poverty one hundred years ago. The amateur historian has one last lesson to teach.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 十年前，一个女孩殒命她有自杀倾向的父亲之手，Rick Rounder眼睁睁的看着，束手无策，如今他回到了故乡，作为一名私家侦探，他打心底里羡慕着他那身为警察一员的兄弟Sam。
兄弟俩的手足之情并不融洽，因為两人同时卷入了一起女孩离奇失踪案件，Rick和Sam不得不破除隔阂，联手调查此案。
然而扰人的回忆一次次回荡在Rick的脑海中，案情变得愈发错综复杂，兄弟俩唯一掌握的线索竟要追溯到百年以前……(RH)

Awards/获奖情况：2001年，纽约。过去的罪恶终需用今天来偿还。1901年，9岁女孩Esme Percy悄然无息的失踪没有引起任何人的关注，直到100年后，为了破获一起女孩失踪案，有人试图补偿这一切。探员Sam Rounder和他的兄弟Rick联手展开调查。作者Cole生动形象地刻画了这兄弟俩纠葛复杂的情感以及曲折的故事情节，精彩至极，令人难忘。---Michele Leber
Redressing sins of the past leads to crimes of the present in the city of York in 2001.The 1901 death of nine-year-old Esme Percy,the youngest in a family of eight children living in squalid conditions,goes largely unnoticed until 100 years later,when the title character seeks to make reparations and snatches a young girl.CHeif Inspector Sam Rounder briefly interrupts his search for missing Polly Markham to home to the aid of his younger brother,Rick,a former cop who took off to Australia after he was unable to prevent the tragic death of anoher young girl.Back in York two years later,Rick takes up as a private eye only to find that he,too,is targeted for retribution.Interwining the cases proves a bit clunky,but journalist turned novelist Cole evokes York’s past vividly and sets up a realistic sibling rivalry between Sam,older and heavier with a failing marriage,and Rick,trim and fit with a stunning,dark-skinned Australian lover.A twisting and turning plot is enhanced impressively researched history in this memorable debut nobel.---Michele Leber

About the Author/作者介绍： JULIAN COLE是《新闻晚报》的记者和专栏作家，他花了三年心血完成了他的第一部小说《业余历史学家》(The Amateur Historian)。
JULIAN COLE is a journalist and columnist with The Evening Press. He spent three years writing and researching The Amateur Historian, his first novel.

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