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From Publishers Weekly Attorney Laura DiPalma， last seen in The Good Fight ， has dropped out of the San Francisco law scene and， now unemployed， is living in her northern California hometown with her cousin and lover， Hal. Her former partner， Sandy Arkelett， arrives to ask the pair to help him find out whether Ted McGuin， a black paramedic who lives nearby， is responsible for his wife Karen's death， as her recorded final message implies. Karen， who was white， had a history of depression and self-mutilation and said in her message that Ted left her alone each day with a loaded gun. What， her family wonders， was his intention? Laura， intrigued and tiring of her staid life with dour Hal， accompanies Sandy as he visits Ted's parents， who say they loved Karen unconditionally. Karen's parents say the McGuins used their daughter-in-law to promote their crafts business. Ted's diving tank and boat are sabotaged， spurring Laura and Sandy to search for the missing pieces in the puzzle of Karen's life. In this somber tale， Matera skillfully weaves Laura's dissatisfaction with her own circumstances into the investigation of Karen's death， taking a thought-provoking look at the dangers in relationships that grow too close. Reprint rights to Ballantine; Mystery Guild alternate; author tour. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information， Inc. From Kirkus Reviews A grim third novel from the skillful Matera， who， here， examines noncommunication--with oneself and with everyone else--and its disastrous outcome. Bay Area lawyer Laura DiPalma， on an extended retreat with her cousin/lover Hal， is inveigled into working on a case with a former lover/partner， low-ideals man Sandy Arkelett. They're trying to find out what went wrong with the marriage of chronic depressive Karen Clausen McGuin， who left a tape for her husband， Ted， about committing suicide with the gun he purposefully handed her. Did he want to kill her? Or could she just not live any longer with the deformities caused from previously stabbing at her face and eye with an ice pick? Ted's in-laws hate him because he's black; Karen's despairing nephew hates him because he thinks he killed her; and Ted's eccentric family hates the Clausens for their long-time destruction of Karen and her nephew. Furthermore， Hal and Sandy loathe each other; Laura comes to truly dislike Sandy and to feel alienated from Hal; and the only one making any contact at all is the viper who poisoned Ted's scuba gear， blew up his boat， and torched his house. The resolution， when it comes， hardly frees anyone. From one of the more interesting new voices in detective fiction: a downbeat but welcome respite from the mystery-by-formula crowd. -- Copyright ©1992， Kirkus Associates， LP. All rights reserved. See all Editorial Reviews
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读完这本书，我的内心久久不能平静，它像一把锋利的刻刀，毫不留情地剖开了人性中最隐秘的角落。作者的文字极具穿透力，他似乎拥有某种魔力，能够将那些我们习以为常却又避而不谈的社会潜规则，用一种近乎残忍的坦诚展示在我们面前。情节的推进是那样层层递进，每翻过一页，都像被推向了更深的迷雾，直到最后一刻才豁然开朗。这种阅读体验是极其消耗心力的，但回报却是巨大的——它强迫你跳出舒适区，去审视自己对世界的认知。书中几位主要人物的挣扎与抉择，那种在道德边缘游走的痛苦，刻画得入木三分，让人在唏嘘之余，也对自己多了一份审视。
评分这本书简直是一场酣畅淋漓的智力挑战！我很少读到结构设计如此精妙的作品，它仿佛是一座由文字搭建的迷宫，到处都是精巧的布局和若隐若现的线索。作者显然对逻辑构建有着超乎寻常的掌控力，他设置的悬念和反转，绝非故弄玄虚，而是建立在严密推导之上的。阅读过程中，我好几次停下来，试图预测下一步的发展，但总是被作者巧妙地引导向意想不到的方向。这不仅仅是一部小说，更像是一场与作者的智力对弈，让人精神高度集中。看完后，感觉大脑像经过了一次高强度的有氧运动，虽然疲惫，但那种通关后的满足感是无与伦比的。
评分这部作品给我最大的震撼在于其史诗般的广阔视野。它不仅仅讲述了一个或几个人物的故事，更像是在描摹一段波澜壮阔的历史画卷，时间跨度之大，涉及的领域之广，令人叹为观止。作者对历史细节的考据之详实，让我深信不疑地沉浸其中，仿佛手中捧着的是一本被尘封已久的历史文献。人物群像的塑造非常成功，即便是一些出场篇幅不多的配角，也都有血有肉，性格鲜明。这种宏大叙事中又不失个体命运的关注，处理得十分高明。对于那些对时代变迁、社会洪流感兴趣的读者来说，这本书无疑是一部不可多得的宝藏，它提供的不仅仅是故事，更是一堂生动的历史和哲学大课。
评分这本书真是让人眼前一亮，从头到尾都充满了惊喜。作者的叙事功力堪称一绝，将复杂的故事情节梳理得井井有条，人物的心理活动描写得细腻入微，让人仿佛身临其境。特别是对于社会背景的刻画，深入骨髓，让人在阅读的过程中不禁反思很多现实问题。故事的节奏把握得恰到好处，时而紧张刺激，时而又娓娓道来，让人欲罢不能。我特别喜欢作者在对话中流露出的那种独特的幽默感，总能在不经意间戳中笑点，让沉重的议题变得更容易被接受。这本书的装帧设计也非常考究，纸张的质感和字体排版都体现了出版方的用心，拿在手里爱不释手。我已经向身边所有爱读书的朋友强烈推荐了，相信他们也会和我一样，被这本书深深吸引。
评分说实话，我一开始是抱着观望的态度开始读的，没想到这本书的语言风格竟然如此清丽脱俗，读起来有一种古典韵味与现代思辨完美结合的奇妙感觉。作者对于自然景物的描写，简直是教科书级别的范本，那些细腻的笔触，让每一个场景都像一幅精美的油画，跃然纸上。它不追求宏大的叙事，而是专注于捕捉生活中的微小瞬间，但这些瞬间汇集起来，却构建了一个庞大而深刻的主题。我尤其欣赏作者在处理情感纠葛时所展现出的克制与内敛，没有狗血的煽情，只有水到渠成的深刻理解。这本书更像是一首悠扬的长诗，需要静下心来细细品味，才能领会其中深藏的韵味。
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