Novels in New York # 40: Bait 
a thriller starring a writer, there are several. Just think, for example, certain works of Stephen King that here, not surprisingly, the launch signature on the back cover.
But when the novel, apart from having a perfect plot, is a satire of the publishing world and a valuable source of information for any aspiring writer wants to say that we are dealing with something very original, is intended not only to fans of the genre, but to a much wider audience of readers. And this is the case de
Bait (The Hook) Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008), written in 2000 and published two years ago by the young publisher
Alacran Milan, engaged in worthy opera di recupero degli inediti dell'autore.
Westlake è considerato uno dei maestri del giallo e non solo. Ha pubblicato libri di ogni genere con vari pseudonimi e nel 1990 ha avuto anche una nomination all'Oscar come sceneggiatore del film
Rischiose Abitudini (The Grifters) , diretto da Stephen Frears e ispirato a un romanzo di Jim Thompson.
Al centro de
L'Esca c'è la crisi di creatività e coniugale dello scrittore famoso Bryce Proctorr che incontra per caso un suo vecchio amico e collega dalla carriera meno fortunata ma con l'estro narrativo ancora brillante. Due problemi, una sola soluzione attraverso un patto dagli effetti devastanti...
C'è un pò, ma solo un pò, 's
Hitchcock Strangers on a Train (Stranger on the Train) , there is a detective who talks and acts like Lt. Colombo but with less flair, there are two women who are not of sympathy and their best weapon Then, last but not least
, there is New York, described in a never boring, with particular attention to the interior of a city of the 2000s, with many districts and ever more chic less suburbs:
"It was a kitchen for a very large apartment in Manhattan, six rooms in Perry Street in Greenwich Village ... were pleased to have so much space, including a kind of attic another rarity in Manhattan. " Westlake went down in history as one of the pioneers of the inclusion of a certain black humor in the yellow tram, without altering the voltage and also descriptions of the environment can not save the joke, as in the case of another of the places of the novel:
'L' large living room, furnished by Lucie with the help of department stores Bloomingdale's, overlooking Central Park and had a great terrace on the side of the building. From there, on the fifteenth floor, we enjoyed great views of Midtown Manhattan ... If ever I had to kill myself I would do it from here, jumping over the parapet. " passionate story on many levels, interest is growing for both the publishing adventure of the characters, for a lot of information "behind the scenes on the mechanisms editorials for the inevitable murder investigation, however, told in a way so direct that it will appear a terrifying simplicity. The title defines
bait that hook in addition to a story to make it more palatable by the readers. If I had to try the bait
de
"Bait" I pinpoints the intimate desire of every great player: to become a writer, not necessarily as large as was Donald E. Westlake.
Bait , Donald E. Westlake, Alacran Edizioni, 2009
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