BITTER WATER
Book ID/图书代码: 00532011B49102
English Summary/英文概要: This is a declaration to the people of Glasgow. The police are useless and corrupt. We are taking it into our own hands: The Glasgow Marshals
For Douglas Brodie, Glasgow’s outbreak of murder and mayhem begins simply enough. A typical Saturday night brawl adds a splash of colour to the morning edition of the Gazette. But Brodie’s piece receives a hot-blooded reply - the declaration of a new war upon petty crime signed by a group of vigilantes: The Glasgow Marshals.
After his own stint at the Front, Brodie counts himself lucky to be back in his home town, paying his way as the local crime reporter. And although the frustrated, demobbed men of Glasgow are taking an eye for an eye, Brodie has some sympathy for their cause.
So when a man is murdered, suspicion automatically falls on the Marshals, and the police are quick to agree. But for Brodie, this crime is all wrong. The Marshals stand for justice, not murder. Amid the heated clash of populace and police, a calculated killing has been ignored. Enlisting the help of advocate Samantha Campbell, Brodie begins to investigate the death himself, finding that of course the old saying always holds true: still waters do run deep.
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 格拉斯哥人发出了宣言,他们认为警方是无能而腐败的,命运应当掌握在自己的手里。于是他们成立了自发性的组织:“格拉斯哥执法官”。 在Douglas Brodie看来,格拉斯哥如今爆发的谋杀与混乱的起因很简单。在一个平常的星期六晚上,一场争吵登上了隔天公报的晨间新闻。而Brodie的这一则报道却收到了激烈的回应,“格拉斯哥执法官”,一个自发性的治安维持小队决心自己对抗小规模的犯罪,并发表了宣言。
Brodie在《前方》的工作开始受到限制,他自己也很庆幸可以回到家乡,当起了当地的犯罪记者,并对格拉斯哥失意的被遣散者采取的报复行为表示同情。
所以当有人被谋杀,警方自然就会怀疑“格拉斯哥执法官”。Brodie认为这是完全错误的。这个自发性的组织是为正义而生的,而不是为了更多的谋杀。民众和警方发生了激烈的冲突,死伤不计其数。在获得倡导者Samantha Campbell的帮助后,Brodie开始自己调查这些谋杀案件,发现真相正如古话所说:静水流深。(兼职翻译-XAT)
Awards/获奖情况:“现在有一种类型的小说叫做“苏格兰式黑色小说”,这部作品便是当中的杰作。这是Brodie系列的第一本,如果后续的故事发展足够精彩的话,我们可能就找到了一个新的Ian Rankin了。”——《每日邮报》 “正如1946年格拉斯哥的故事背景设置,时局黑暗而令人不安。Douglas Brodie的第一本如果足够出彩的话,我们会看到更多这一系列的故事。”——《观察者》
“不仅是因为Ferris先生独特的写作方式,也因为他所创造的黑暗的,地下的苏格兰世界,以及从中所折射出的人性的黑暗面,这本书都是一本必读。”
“Ferris先生已经将自己定位于犯罪黑暗小说,写出其中最原始的故事,最集中也最不可思议的暴力事件。”——《纽约杂志书刊》
“Ferris是真正具有权威的作家,他独特的写作方式会令人联想到William McIlvanney笔下的Laidlaw,并带领读者进入他所编织的黑暗世界。”——《独立报》
“Ferris笔下的故事曲折迂回,写出了战后的格拉斯哥悲伤绝望的黑暗氛围,以及人性关爱的缺失。”——《时代报》
About the Author/作者介绍: 戈登•范里斯曾担任皇家空军电脑程序员、国防部官员以及普华永道银行业咨询部合伙人。或许就是在那里他对枪支和骗子产生了浓厚兴趣。戈登在苏格兰长大,现在经常往来于伦敦和瑞士。 Gordon Ferris has been a computer programmer for the RAF, an executive in the Ministry of Defence and a consultancy partner in the banking division of Price Waterhouse. Maybe that’s where he gets his interest in guns and crooks. Gordon grew up in Scotland and now flits between London and Switzerland.
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