DEAD MAN’S LAND
Book ID/图书代码： 12290012B56907
English Summary/英文概要： Deep in the trenches of Flanders Fields, men are dying in their thousands every day. So one more death shouldn’t be a surprise.
But then a body turns up with bizarre injuries, and Sherlock Holmes’ former sidekick Dr John Watson - unable to fight for his country due to injury but able to serve it through his medical expertise - finds his suspicions raised. The face has a blue-ish tinge, the jaw is clamped shut in a terrible rictus and the eyes are almost popping out of his head, as if the man had seen unimaginable horror. Something is terribly wrong.
But this is just the beginning. Soon more bodies appear, and Watson must discover who is the killer in the trenches. Who can he trust? Who is the enemy? And can he find the perpetrator before he kills again?
Surrounded by unimaginable carnage, amidst a conflict that’s ripping the world apart, Watson must for once step out of the shadows and into the limelight if he’s to solve the mystery behind the inexplicable deaths.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 弗兰德斯战壕的深处，每天都有成千上万具新尸体，因此多出一个死者并非什么怪事。然而一具带有诡异伤口的尸体引起了夏洛克•福尔摩斯前同事约翰•沃特森博士的注意---虽然因为自身的伤病而无法为国而战，但沃特森博士却同样可以通过精湛的医术为国家服务，而这一具尸体极大的引起了他的怀疑。尸体的脸上有着一抹蓝色，手指则紧扣到了一种恐怖的地步，更奇怪的是死者的眼睛仿佛要爆裂而出，就好像临死前看到了某种异乎寻常的极端恐惧之物。事情变得有些不对劲了。然而这一切还只是开始，随着越来越多奇怪尸体的出现，沃特森必须尽快找出这个潜藏在战壕里的杀手。谁值得相信，谁又是敌人？他又能否在罪犯再次行凶前找到他？
身陷难以想象的恐怖屠杀正在让整个世界分崩离析的矛盾之中，如果想要解开这难解的死亡之谜背后的真相，沃特森就必须向前一步，首先让自己置身于危险之中。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：’Ever wondered what Dr John Watson got up to before the other guy turned up? This ambitious new novel (approved by Conan Doyle s estate) suggests he was patching up war heroes at the Front while hunting down a sinister killer behind enemy lines.’ Time Out
’Not since Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks have I read a book that brings home to the reader the horrors of trench warfare...Ryan is an excellent story teller and this is a page turner that is believable as a Watson story. Dead Man s Land is a very cunning murder plot that will be appreciated by all lovers of crime thrillers. I enjoyed it immensely and recommend it to all Watson supporters. I hope that this will not be the last Watson/Holmes story that he writes’ The Musgrave Sherlock Holmes Society --Time Out
About the Author/作者介绍： 罗伯特•莱恩是一名作家，记者以及银幕剧作家。罗伯特出生于利物浦，后移居伦敦以便在大学中学习自然科学课程。
20世纪80年代末，创作The Face, Arena以及改编美版GQ使他开始了自己的额创作历程，此后他就职于《星期日泰晤士报》。
自1999年其第一部小说Underdogs出版发行后，作者成为了一名自由职业者，同时不断为各大新闻报纸撰稿。罗伯特至今用真名出版发行了12余部小说，最新作品包括Death on the Ice以及两本Tom Neale系列。后者有望被改编为电视剧。莱恩如今正致力于其下一部小说和多部电视剧集的创作工作。欲知更多作者信息请访问http://www.robert-ryan.net
ROBERT RYAN is an author, journalist and screenwriter. He was born in Liverpool and moved to London to study natural sciences at university.
He began his writing career in the late 1980s for The Face, Arena and the US edition of GQ, before moving to a staff job in the Sunday Times.
In 1999, after the publication of his first novel, Underdogs, he left to go freelance, although he is still a frequent contributor to the newspaper. He has published a total of twelve novels under his own name, the latest being Death on the Ice, and two (Steel Rain and Copper Kiss) as Tom Neale. The latter have been optioned by Fremantle TV with a view to creating a TV series. Ryan is currently working on his next novel and a variety of television projects. Find out more at http://www.robert-ryan.net
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