The New York writer Kerri Maniscalco breaks with the stereotypes of adventure or romantic youth literature to enter a special awakening to the noir genre with gothic evocations.
It is true that along the way you can borrow something from Stephenie Meyer and its teenage vampire saga. But in the case of Maniscalco he does not go around with as much romantic inspiration about life, love and eternity and looks more at fear without qualms, at terror as an argument that is also valid for young-adult readers. Chic@s wanting to get close to the tension of early thriller lovers.
Because if the grown-ups read black or suspense novels as an exercise in entertainment but also cultural cultivation, how could the boys not also be able to get close to it?
Good old Kerri Maniscalco knows how to swim and keeps her clothes that way. It is true that she offers strong emotions. But as compensation, in her stories (disguised even better in fantasy), the good guys still win. And so ethics continues to focus on training and even on the youth imagination. There will be time for massive disappointments 😉
Top 3 Recommended Novels by Kerri Maniscalco
Hunting for Jack the Ripper
It all started with this novel in which the author misplaced locals and strangers. Sometimes the novelty is put aside, but when something is good it ends up succeeding. Nobody better than the first readers to awaken that word of mouth that ends up generating the boom.
This luscious and creepy horror novel has a plot inspired by the Jack the Ripper murders and an unexpected ending that will chill your blood ... Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born the daughter of a Lord, with a lifetime of wealth and privileges ahead. But between tea parties and silk dresses she leads a forbidden secret life.
Against the wishes of her stern father and the expectations of society, Audrey frequently escapes to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a series of savagely murdered corpses drags her into the investigation of a serial killer, her search for answers will bring her very close to her own sheltered world.The incredible twists and turns of this story, accompanied by real and sinister photographs of the time, they will make this stunning debut from New York Times # 1 best seller author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.
Hunting for Houdini
At this point, no one doubts the author's predilection for everything that sounds like the magical but dark nineteenth-century setting. Starting with the evil Jack and ending with Houdini demonstrates that spell for the fantastic, for the supernatural and even sinister as a still electrifying challenge, with the horizon of the XNUMXth century for the inhabitants of those days.
Audrey Rose and Thomas Cresswell find themselves aboard a luxurious ocean liner that turns into a horrifying floating prison when a murderer kills passengers one by one ... and there's nowhere to escape. The number one bestselling series that began with Hunt for Jack the Ripper and Hunt for Prince Dracula continues with this third bloody installment… As they embark on a weeklong voyage across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the opulent RMS Etruria, Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her research partner, Thomas Cresswell , are dazzled by a traveling troupe of circus performers, psychics, and a charismatic young escapist who entertain first-class passengers in the evenings.
But some high-born young women begin to disappear without explanation and a series of brutal murders shock the entire ship. The disturbing and strange influence of the Moonlight Carnival invades the decks as the murders become more and more disturbing.
Audrey Rose and Thomas must solve these grisly cases to prevent more passengers from dying before reaching their destination. But when clues indicate that the next victim may be someone she loves, can Audrey Rose unravel the mystery before the killer carries out his final macabre act on her?
Hunt for Prince Dracula
In the end it seemed inescapable. The character of Dracula is so magnetic to any dark and gothic narrative construction… But the author solves it by providing another focus, with the freshness and novelty of the entire saga.
Audrey Rose Wadsworth flees London trying to leave behind the pain caused by discovering the true identity of Jack the Ripper. She heads to Romania to enter a school of forensic medicine with Thomas Cresswell. The academy is based in Bram Castle, the former home of the bloodthirsty Vlad Tepes. Once there, the young people must combine their studies with the investigation of some atrocious crimes that seem to be related to the strigoi.
In “The Hunt for Prince Dracula,” Kerri Maniscalo once again embarks us on a fast-paced investigation that takes place, almost entirely, in a legendary castle: the one that Bram Stoker pointed out as the home of his Count Dracula.
A castle surrounded by dark forests, enormous wolves, and beings that return from their graves to drink blood. The story, punctuated by period photographs, immerses us in a dark and oppressive setting in which Wadsworth and Cresswell shine, once again, with its own light. Their sparkling and complicated relationship manages to reduce the tension in the most terrible moments in history.
