- Taschenbuch: 320 Seiten
- Verlag: Tyrus Books; Auflage: 1 (18. Dezember 2011)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1440531994
- ISBN-13: 978-1440531996
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 15,7 x 13,7 x 2,8 cm
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Hurt Machine is a twisted mystery...
8. Dezember 2011
Format:Taschenbuch
What is the Hurt Machine? People? God? Life? Private investigator Moe (Moses) Prager ruminates on the nature of hurt--of human pain, both emotional and physical--as he delves into a case he didn't want, the murder of his ex-sister-in-law, Alta Conseco.
Prager didn't want the case for several reasons; one is his unresolved feelings for his ex-wife, and another is that the murder seems the victim didn't deserve his help. Alta Conseco was a paramedic in New York City, reviled because she and her partner were in a restaurant when an employee collapsed and subsequently died of a stroke. Although Alta was asked to assist the man, she stated that she and partner Maya were on their lunch break and couldn't do anything, and advised that someone call 911.
Moe takes the case, not because it's the right thing to do, but because he's just been diagnosed with cancer, which is ever-present on his mind. Believing that he has little time left, he wants to spend it doing something that will distract him from his fate. The investigation takes Moe to posh restaurants, pizza parlors, seedy dives, Irish bars, and throughout Brooklyn, where he grew up.
Complicating Moe's life is his daughter's wedding a few weeks away, a girlfriend a state or two away, and the lies he has to tell all the time to everyone. Moe is a man with a conscience strong enough to bother him, but not strong enough to prevent some of the sins he commits. Haunted by the memory of cops he once worked with and an ex-wife who was murdered, Moe plods through his investigation each day suffering new indignities from the cancer eating away his stomach.
In addition to reminding displaced New Yorkers of the ecstasy of Nathan's fries, author Reed Farrel Coleman infuses his story with enough suspects and motives to keep the reader guessing as Moe discovers more and more seediness in his ironic quest for the truth about both Alta's murder and the reason the two EMT's refused to help the dying man. Neither he nor the reader is prepared for how the two events are related, who was involved, how little we know about those closest to us. Hurt Machine is a satisfying, gritty mystery that keeps the reader inventing new theories.
Prager didn't want the case for several reasons; one is his unresolved feelings for his ex-wife, and another is that the murder seems the victim didn't deserve his help. Alta Conseco was a paramedic in New York City, reviled because she and her partner were in a restaurant when an employee collapsed and subsequently died of a stroke. Although Alta was asked to assist the man, she stated that she and partner Maya were on their lunch break and couldn't do anything, and advised that someone call 911.
Moe takes the case, not because it's the right thing to do, but because he's just been diagnosed with cancer, which is ever-present on his mind. Believing that he has little time left, he wants to spend it doing something that will distract him from his fate. The investigation takes Moe to posh restaurants, pizza parlors, seedy dives, Irish bars, and throughout Brooklyn, where he grew up.
Complicating Moe's life is his daughter's wedding a few weeks away, a girlfriend a state or two away, and the lies he has to tell all the time to everyone. Moe is a man with a conscience strong enough to bother him, but not strong enough to prevent some of the sins he commits. Haunted by the memory of cops he once worked with and an ex-wife who was murdered, Moe plods through his investigation each day suffering new indignities from the cancer eating away his stomach.
In addition to reminding displaced New Yorkers of the ecstasy of Nathan's fries, author Reed Farrel Coleman infuses his story with enough suspects and motives to keep the reader guessing as Moe discovers more and more seediness in his ironic quest for the truth about both Alta's murder and the reason the two EMT's refused to help the dying man. Neither he nor the reader is prepared for how the two events are related, who was involved, how little we know about those closest to us. Hurt Machine is a satisfying, gritty mystery that keeps the reader inventing new theories.
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29. Januar 2012
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I enjoyed this book. It was my first time reading this author, and intend to read the other books in the Moe Prager series. The writing style of Coleman is easy to follow, and descriptive enough to hold my attention. Coleman doesn't fall into the trappings of using too many words to fill the void, and I love that.
Prager is real - he's dying, and this book gives an honest portrayal of a man coming to terms with his life and mortality. "Page turner" is such a cliche, but it describes how I felt while reading this book - I always needed to know what Moe was going to tell me next. So many mysteries try to be elaborate and only end up confusing or boring readers, the plot was simple with enough twists to keep me guessing who the killer was.
Kudos to the author on keeping my very short attention span engaged for all 309 pages!
Prager is real - he's dying, and this book gives an honest portrayal of a man coming to terms with his life and mortality. "Page turner" is such a cliche, but it describes how I felt while reading this book - I always needed to know what Moe was going to tell me next. So many mysteries try to be elaborate and only end up confusing or boring readers, the plot was simple with enough twists to keep me guessing who the killer was.
Kudos to the author on keeping my very short attention span engaged for all 309 pages!
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One of the best in this series
21. Dezember 2011
Format:Taschenbuch
If you haven't read Reed Farrel Coleman, buy Walking The Perfect Square and start there. This series improves with each book culminating in what is his strongest book yet. Mr. Coleman has won multiple awards for his writing, all richly deserved.
The mysteries in all of them are excellent but his character Moe Prager and the supporting cast are what makes these books so wonderful. Following the arc of his life: his marriages, his partnerships, his daughter and his sense of self are all so richly felt and so alive to the reader.
When Moe is diagnosed with cancer (not a spoiler), he sets out to solve what he believes will be his last case. His former wife/partner returns to ask him to look into the death of her sister. As he proceeds, his past reenters his life. What is real, what is the truth?
Discover Mr. Coleman and enjoy some wonderful writing. You won't be disappointed.
The mysteries in all of them are excellent but his character Moe Prager and the supporting cast are what makes these books so wonderful. Following the arc of his life: his marriages, his partnerships, his daughter and his sense of self are all so richly felt and so alive to the reader.
When Moe is diagnosed with cancer (not a spoiler), he sets out to solve what he believes will be his last case. His former wife/partner returns to ask him to look into the death of her sister. As he proceeds, his past reenters his life. What is real, what is the truth?
Discover Mr. Coleman and enjoy some wonderful writing. You won't be disappointed.
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