Death in the Cards

出版者:Harpercollins

作者:Short, Sharon

页数:288

出版时间:2005-3

价格:55.00元

装帧:Pap

isbn号码:9780060537982

具体描述

The third delightful installment in the cozy series starring small town laundromat owner and amateur sleuth Josie Toadfern––"Sharon Short's appealing heroine Josie Toadfern sparkles." ––Carolyn Hart Paradise, Ohio, laundromat owner Josie Toadfern is content with her life. She loves owning her own business (especially because she learns everyone in town's dirty little secrets from their dirty little clothes); she has plenty of friends, she has a beloved cousin she dotes on; and her blossoming romance with a professor named Owen Logan is about to hit full bloom. She's even earning some extra money by renting out the second apartment over her laundromat to a nice young couple who own a New Age bookshop and Tarot Card reading room in town. But when a psychic who is in town for the upcoming Paradise Psychic Fair stops Josie on the street and warns her of impending danger and sorrow in the small town, Josie worries she may just be right. For Josie's nice young boarders and their New Age friends who are attending the Psychic Fair have the more conservative Paradisites pitted against them, and an economic downturn has hit local businesses. But when Josie and Owen stumble upon a body one dark night, it seems that matters are much more grave than anyone expected. And what's worse, another gruesome murder may be in the cards... o o Great for fans of mysteries populated with fun and wacky characters and capers. With a small, seemingly quiet and unsuspecting town, a cast of screwball characters, and a sassy, hilarious heroine, this is a delightful take on the village mystery. Josie Toadfern's "Stain Buster" column appears at the end of the book. In hilarious detail, the column provides stain tips and helpful hints for all the messes that the characters have gotten themselves into. This column will appear in each book in the series.

用户评价

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读完这本作品，我感到一种近乎宿命般的震撼。它的叙事结构极其复杂，像是一张精密的网，每一个看似无关紧要的细节，最终都会被巧妙地编织进宏大的主题之中。我必须承认，在阅读初期，我需要打起十二分的精神去梳理人物关系和时间线，但一旦被作者的逻辑链条所吸引，便会发现那种层层剥茧的乐趣，远超一般的线性叙事。书中对于权力、道德边界的探讨，尖锐且毫不留情，直指人性中最幽暗的角落。这绝不是一本轻松的读物，它更像是一场智力上的角力，需要读者主动投入思考，去解读那些隐藏在对话和场景背后的深层含义。每一次翻页，都像是解开了一个新的谜团，让人既疲惫又兴奋。

我个人非常看重作品中展现出的洞察力，而这本书在这方面表现得尤为突出。它不是简单地讲述一个故事，更像是在进行一场深刻的社会观察和哲学思辨。书中对不同阶层人物的刻画，细致入微，他们的动机、偏见和生活逻辑，都得到了充分的展现，没有出现脸谱化的符号人物。阅读过程中，我多次停下来，不是因为情节不通顺，而是因为某一句话触动了我，让我不得不停下来，对着书页沉思许久。它挑战了我的固有观念，迫使我去接受世界的多样性和复杂性。这本书的价值，绝不仅仅在于娱乐性，它更像是一本催人奋进的思想指南。

这本书简直是本让人爱不释手的迷人旅程。作者的文笔犹如丝绸般顺滑，每一个字都仿佛经过精心打磨，读起来毫无滞涩感。故事情节的推进张弛有度，高潮迭起却又不失细腻的情感刻画。特别是对人物内心世界的描摹，深入骨髓，让人不禁跟着主角一同体验他们的喜悦、挣扎与最终的释怀。我尤其欣赏作者构建世界观的功力，那种扑面而来的真实感，让你感觉自己仿佛就站在故事发生的场景中，能闻到空气中的气味，感受到细微的光影变化。它不仅仅是一个故事，更像是一扇通往另一个维度的窗户，让我暂时抽离了现实的喧嚣，沉浸在那个充满想象力的世界里。那种阅读完后久久不能平复的心绪，正是好书的标志。

天呐，这本书的节奏把握得简直是教科书级别的范例！从开篇的缓慢铺陈，到中间如火山爆发般的情感冲突，再到结尾处那一声悠长的回响，作者对情绪的调动能力令人叹为观止。我好几次因为某个情节的转折而猛地从椅子上弹起来，心脏砰砰直跳。它成功地做到了让读者“想知道接下来会发生什么”，却又“舍不得太快读完”的矛盾体验。书中关于友谊和背叛的描写尤其动人，那种血淋淋的真实感，让人回想起自己生命中那些刻骨铭心的关系。它没有回避人性的弱点，反而将其放大，让读者得以在一个安全距离外，审视自身的脆弱与坚强。