Kusukela umbhali waseMelika UMichael Connelly Waqhamuka endaweni yokubhala yaseSpain, emuva ngonyaka we-2004, izikhukhula zemisebenzi yakhe azikapheli. Izinhlamvu ezifanekisayo ezifana noHarry Bosch ovelele zikwazile ukuzuza isikhala ematafuleni abafundi abaningi ngenxa yaleyo nhlanganisela phakathi kwamaphoyisa nabamnyama.
Ngalesi sikhathi sekuyithuba likaMickey Haller, umfowabo kaHarry Bosch uqobo futhi oyinkanyezi yezitolimende ezithile zangaphambilini, ufafaza phakathi komkhiqizo omkhulu kaConnelly.
U-Haller ungummeli, esimeni sakhe ngamacala amaningana athakazelisayo lapho abelokhu ebaleka uhlangothi olumnyama lomhlaba, kwesinye isikhathi ethembela kumfowabo wokutholwa ukuze acacise izici eziyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu zophenyo lwakhe oludingekayo ngenhloso yokuvikela okungcono noma ukulawula udaba.
Onkulunkulu becala bavusa icala elikhulu elihudule uHaller selokhu azama ukuchuma emsebenzini wobushushisi futhi lokho kwagcina kuthwale icala elingaqondile lokutholwa enecala lombulali ongaphenduki.
UHaller akahambi ngesikhathi sakhe esihle kakhulu. Kepha icala elisha le-posh libonakala njengethuba elisha lokuqalisa kabusha umsebenzi wakhe nokwakha kabusha impilo yakhe enikelwe otshwaleni. Kumele uvikele umfana osolwa ngokubulala i-cache hooker.
Futhi-ke igama lowesifazane limbuyisela osizini. UnguGloria Dayton, uConelly okhumbula ngaye ukuthi wakwazi kanjani ukumsusa ezidakamizweni ...
Kodwa ekujuleni kwenhliziyo, uGloria wayehlale esengozini. Wayengumuntu othembekile ukuthi akwazi ukumisa umthengisi omkhulu. Futhi mhlawumbe kusuka kulolo daka lolu daka ...
Kungenzeka yini ukuthi uGloria wayazi kakhulu? Iklayenti lakho libandakanyeka kangakanani?
Ukuthi icala limhlakazela ngqo libeka umthwalo omkhulu kuMickey. Ukuvikela iklayenti lakho kungaba yisinqumo kuwe, kokwedlule.
Ekugcineni, ijaji lizonquma iqiniso lendaba. Futhi kusukela emcabangweni we-hypersubjective lapho uMickey Haller ezobhekana khona nalolu daba, kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi ukubulawa kukaGloria akuhlangene nalokho okubonakala kuqala.
Ngesaphulelo esincane ngale bhulogi (esaziswa njalo), manje usungathenga inoveli ethi The Gods of Icala, incwadi entsha kaMichael Connelly, lapha: