Wayesezoyithola. USue Grafton wazibekela inselelo yokuphothula izinhlamvu zamagama zobugebengu. Futhi wayeneZ kuphela ukuyithola.
Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30 lo mbhali ehlala ethembekile ekuzibophezeleni kwakhe waze wafika kulesi sitolimende sokugcina, yize singenakho okunye esingakwenza ngaphandle kokucabanga ukuthi ngumsebenzi wokugcina lo. Kuyadabukisa ukuthi uSue wayengenaso isikhathi sokwakha leyo noveli yokugcina lapho umlingiswa ngamunye aphuma khona enkundleni, noma lapho, mhlawumbe, besizothola ama-winks nama-cameo avela kwabanye abalingiswa ...
Kodwa-ke, i-Y de Yesterday iyinoveli enhle yokuvala lezi zinhlamvu zomuntu omubi kakhulu.
Yonke ingxenye yonyaka 1979 edolobheni laseSanta Teresa. Ezinye izinsizwa ezihlanyayo zigcina seziba ngababulali benye intombazane. Ababili kulaba bobathathu abanecala bagcina begwetshwe, noma kunjalo, ngokunikezwa kwabo okuncane, babuye bathole inkululeko yabo ngemuva kweminyaka eyishumi efiphele.
Kungaleso sikhathi lapho kuvela khona uKinsey Millhone waphakade endaweni yesehlakalo, eqashwe ngumndeni kaFritz McCabe, umfana osanda kudedelwa. Ngoba ngokushesha nje lapho engena emgwaqweni, uFritz osemncane uqala ukuhlukunyezwa ngumuntu ozimisele ukuphazamisa noma yiluphi uhlelo olusha lwempilo.
Phakathi kwezihlobo ezingaba khona zesisulu nomngani wakudala wegenge ogcine esebaleka lapho kushona le ntokazi, iqiniso elincinisayo lilengela kuFritz. Ngoba ngokungeziwe ama-akhawunti amasha asalindile avela ngesimo sezimfihlo kanye ne-blackmail. Abazali bakaFritz bafuna ukumvikela kunoma yikuphi ukulimala okuncane, benethemba lokuthi iminyaka eyishumi elahlekile ingaphenduka ikusasa elinethemba.
Le noveli iqedwa yigatsha elifanayo elihlangana nesiqu esikhulu njengomvini oqinile. Futhi ukuthi kunamacala amaningi uKinsey Millhone athwala ngemuva kwakhe, izikweletu eziningi kakhulu nabantu ababi kakhulu ababegqame kwizitolimende ezedlule.
Kuze kube seqophelweni lokuthi okwedlule kukaFritz noKinsey babelana ngomculo ongemuva wezimpilo zabo ogcina uvusa ama-echoes asongelayo izolo.
Manje usungathenga inoveli Y de Izolo, incwadi yakamuva kaSue Grafton, enezaphulelo zokufinyelela kule bhulogi, lapha: