Yaziwa e-United States iminyaka, ukufika kwe USteve Hamilton imakethe yezincwadi zesi-Spanish yenzeka ngendlela ekhohlisayo. Kubukeka kungajwayelekile ukuthi izinkampani zokushicilela zaseSpain azikashayananga ngempama ukuthola omunye wababhali abanamandla kunabo bonke abenziwe e-USA, ngokunqoba lokhu okulindelwe. Okungaphezu kwalokho uma kubhekwa ukuthi uHamilton wayeyi- umbhali wesibili ukuwina i-Best American Mystery Novel Award (odumile U-Edgar usiza) ngesici sakhe sokuqala.
Futhi iqiniso ukuthi uHamilton kuningi angakusho futhi angakunikeza abalandeli be- uhlobo lwemfihlakalo. Kwesinye isikhathi emngceleni wenoveli yobugebengu, kepha ngaso sonke isikhathi kunengxabano elandelwayo ebhekiswe ekuxazululeni izinkinga ezithile, lo mbhali udlala ngaphezu kwakho konke ngephrofayili yabalingiswa bakhe. Ama-protagonists amanoveli ahamba ngokungacaci kokungajwayelekile okuvusa ukungabaza okuyinkulungwane kumfundi futhi abagcina bezakhele indaba eyindida ngokwabo.
Ayikho imfihlakalo engcono kunolwazi lwangempela lwabantu. Uma u-Hamilton ekwazi ukuguqula umlingiswa abe yimfihlakalo yokugcina yamanoveli akhe (futhi sikholelwa ukuthi uyakwenza), usethula ngendlela ecacile enezithelo njengehhuku lokubhala. Ilukuluku lokubona izindawo ze-chiaroscuro lihlala lisivusa, kusukela kubantu abasempilweni yethu yangempela kuya ezinganekwaneni lapho okucatshangelwa khona.
Siyakwamukela-ke emhlabeni u-Steve Hamilton futhi ujabulele ukufunda njengaleyo geyimu yebhodi endala egcwele ubuso ukuze ulahle okuthi "Guess Who." Dlala imidlalo ngokumelene nomuzwa wakho kanye namaqiniso ukuze uqagele ukuthi yini efihliwe ngemuva kwezigcawu zamanoveli akhe.
Amanoveli anconyiwe aphezulu amathathu nguSteve Hamilton
Impilo yesibili kaNick Mason
UNick Mason uthenga inkululeko yakhe ngokusebenzisana noDeveli. Ijele kungaba yindawo enhle yokuthola amasosha ashibhile. Labo abangahle balahle ubulungiswa njengesifiso sokunqoba ngokusekelwe emalini kanye nabameli abahle, banencwadi yangempela lapho bengathola khona izigebengu emsebenzini wabo ngenani lentengo.
Ngemuva kweminyaka emi-5 evalelwe, u-Nick Mason uthola ithuba lakhe lokushiya izindonga eziphakeme, izindlela eziyisicefe kanye nezingozi ezitholakala ngokuhlalisana phakathi kwababulali, izigebengu, amaqembu ezimbangi azo zonke izinhlobo kanye nababoshwa abahamba kalula. Izwe elimlindile liwubukhazikhazi.
Ukunethezeka, imali nokuncishwa kokuziphatha okumbalwa komuntu ongakaze azibuze ngentengo yalelo thuba. Kepha yebo, inkululeko yakhe nawo wonke umhlaba we-tinsel kweza ngentengo ephezulu. Kumkhululi wakhe, uNick ungupopayi nje ongamsebenzisela izinhloso zakhe ezimbi kakhulu.
UDarius Cole ukhethe ukuthi asebenzise uhlangothi olumnyama lwezinhlelo zakhe zobugebengu. Insizwa egcotshwe njengendoda yotshani, owayeyizisulu zokuthwala umufi uma kwenzeka izinhlelo zingahambi kahle.
Ukucatshangelwa ukuthi usezuze inkululeko yakhe yokuba ngumdlali oshayayo kuphakamisa ku-Nick ukungakhululeki okukhulayo phakathi kwempilo yakhe entsha ewubukhazikhazi. Ngubani owayengacabanga ukuthi uNick Mason angagcina ethola ubandlululo? UDariyu Cole wayengacabanga kanjani ukuthi lesi sigebengu esilula singagcina sidelele lonke uhlaka lwaso lobugebengu?
Kuyimpi yaseDantesque. UDavide elwa noGoliyati, umjaho ophithizelayo oya enkululekweni yeqiniso. Ngoba ngezinye izikhathi umgwaqo, ngisho nephupho lokunethezeka, lingathwala ukulahlwa okubi kakhulu, lihlale lisebenzela ububi.
UNick wayengazi ngemibandela eyedwa kunayo yonke yenkululeko ayitholile. Inkontileka yakho kuphela ayikwazi ukufunwa nganoma iyiphi indlela. UNick kuzofanele abhekane nomkhululi wakhe ngqo, athenge inkululeko yakhe yangempela ngentengo yegazi.
Umfana
Woza uzohlangana noMike, umfana okhetheke kakhulu. Izwe lamagama laba yinto engamazi futhi eyayihlukanisa naye njengoba elahlekelwe yiyo yonke into ebalulekile ngomzuzu onzima lapho impilo yagcina imshiye engenakuzisiza futhi engenakuzivikela.
Kodwa ekuzihloleni kwakhe uMike wafinyelela esikhaleni esingaphakathi kuye esasingabonwa muntu, indawo lapho ingqondo yasakazekela emandleni angenakuchazwa. Ishumi leminyaka lokuthula lahamba ibanga elide ngokwenganekwane kaMike. Imvelo yomfana ithatha ubuqiniso bakhe ngenkathi igcina ngokumfundisa inganekwane ngokusekelwe emandleni akhe akhulayo.
Phakathi kwezimfanelo ezinhle zikaMike ongasho lutho yikhono lakhe lokuvula noma yimuphi umnyango, isisusa esithakazelisa kakhulu sokuthi umhlaba ongaphansi komhlaba ube nesithakazelo "ekusayineni" kwakhe, ukuhogela indawo ahlala kuyo ukuze athole lelo phuzu elibuthakathaka angathola kulo umusa wakhe.
Indoda enesiphiwo esiyingqayizivele izosebenzela i-mafia ngokushintshanisa le nhlangano engamnakekeli kahle u-Amelia wakhe okhulekelwayo. UMike, umfana wegolide, kufanele aphume ku-chrysalis yakhe ukuze azikhulule kulokhu kuqola okuthile, ngisho noma lokho kuzobiza ukuphila kwakhe.
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