Xa umbhali ongapheliyo efana NguJohn Connolly ugqibela ngokwenza ophambili njengoCharlie Parker Uhlobo olugqibeleleyo lomntu okwaziyo ukugcina iimvakalelo eziphikisanayo, iimvakalelo ezichasayo kunye neengcinga ezichaseneyo kwinto enye, zonke ezinobungqingqwa obunamandla, umxholo obalisayo uphela ubonakalisa owona mthambo wokuyila ubalaseleyo.
Ewe uCharlie Parker yintshatsheli. Inqaku yile, abafundi abasenomdla kwiingalo zamagorha akudala. Ngenxa yokuthatha icala elimnyama lazo zonke, iiprofayili zengqondo ezifana nathi zinethuba elikhulu lokufikelela kuthi.
Izibane kunye nezithunzi, ngamanye amaxesha izizathu ezingaqhelekanga zokuthethelela ukungalunganga, ukukhwela ezo zinto ziphikisanayo zamaxesha esiphila kuwo. NguCharlie Parker, umenzi wezinto ezilungileyo zangoku, umphefumlo ophefumlelweyo njengoko ungcungcuthekiswa. Akusekho okungaphantsi.
Kusentwasahlobo kwaye, kumahlathi aseMaine, izaqhwithi zikhawulezisa ukunyibilika. Kude kube, ngequbuliso, xa umthi uwa, isidumbu somfazi omncinci sivezwa ecaleni kweengcambu. Amapolisa kunye nophando lwasenkundleni abaphanda ngento enokwenzeka bakhawuleza bafumanise ukuba lo mfazi wazala kwangaphambi kokuba asweleke.
Nangona kunjalo, kwindawo eziyingqongileyo akukho phawu lwentsana, olunokuba neminyaka emithathu okanye emine ubudala ngoku. Ukumfumana, igqwetha uMoxie Castin ucela u-Detective Charlie Parker ukuba afumane uncedo. Kodwa ayingoParker kuphela oye wenza olo phando.
Ngexesha elidlulileyo, umntu othile walandela ekhondweni lale ntokazi, umntu oshiya izidumbu ngasemva. Kwaye kwindlu ekufuphi ehlathini, ifowuni yokudlala iqala ukukhala. Kuvakala ukuba umntwana sele eza kufumana umnxeba ovela kumfazi ofileyo. Kodwa xa umnxeba ofileyo, kuphela nguCharlie Parker onesibindi sokuphendula.
Ungayithenga inoveli "Umfazi osehlathini", incwadi kaJohn Connolly, apha: