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 Almost Blue - Carlo Lucarelli
Newest Review: ... is a link. Each time someone is murdered, a person meeting their description is seen at the scene of the next murder – ... more  ... someone is shedding his skin after each murder and putting on the skin of the murder victim, which he then changes at the next murder. He is nicknamed the Iguana.
There is just one witness to these murders – a blind young man who spends his time locked in his room listening to scanners which pick up radio waves throughout the city. He has a way of classifying voices by colour – green means menacing, blue means pleasant etc and has listened in to a number of the killer’s conversations. Initially reluctant, he eventually...more |
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Almost Blue - Carlo Lucarelli: Blind man as witness? (745 words)
by - written on 11/07/06 (Very useful, 85 readings)
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Introduction I’ve read and reviewed quite a few crime books written by Italian authors recently and I have been quite impressed. I like the idea that so many foreign novels are now being translated into English – I know there are more than enough novels in English to get through, but I really enjoy reading about other countries and cultures, even when they are quite similar to our own. The author Carlo Lucarelli is the author of a number of books written in the noir tradition. This book is the first to be translated into English. He is also the television host of a show which discusses out of the ordinary crimes, particularly those that have ... Read the complete review
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