"Final Witness" - это захватывающая судебная драма, сочетающая в себе психологическое напряжение и политическую интригу, написанная бывшим адвокатом и криминальным писателем Симоном Толкином, внуком Дж.Р.Р. Толкина.
Это судебное дело и скандал десятилетия: Грета Грэм, красивая молодая жена министра обороны сэра Питера Робинсона, обвиняется в заговоре с целью убийства ее предшественницы, первой жены Питера, Анны.
В основу обвинения положена улика лишь одного свидетеля – шестнадцатилетнего приемного сына Гретты Томаса. Мечтательный, книжный мальчик,
Final Witness by Simon Tolkien A gripping dramatic courtroom thriller with psychological suspense from the hand of genre’s rising star Simon TolkienGrandson of the illustrious J.R. R. Tolkien who went on to become a prize-winning writer in his own right.It is a trial like no other: suspended magnificently between the pitfalls of intrigue and the exhilaration of justice, this saga also offers a vivid glimpse into the inner workings of politics and power.Framed by the handsome Greta Grhame – the infamous beauty and wife to Ministry of Defence minister Sir Peter Richardson – here is the baited case against her seemingly innocent stepson and former roommate Thomas.Based on a vital snippet of testimony from dazed young Thomas, Greta is charged with the horrific and unthinkable deed of murdering her previous midnight, as given forth by a vague but troubling story from the night's grim occurrence.Yet through drawn from his volatile psyche, an effect that reveals so much blackness from the depths of his crushed heart, the condition of Thomas Grahme the ultimate uncertain factor in this tantalising portrayal of an emotional compromise, greed, obsession and vengeance.Simon Tolkien intersects tone and approach, gradually moving from an eccentric but profound psychological portrait of a young man so near to reality to a shocking yet investigatively intricate cell as to what lies within the colourful mind of the key suspect.A layered and engrossing dissection of obsession, devastation, love, jealousy and surprise, Final Witness builds a suspenseful and intriguing conclusion for seasoned readers.
Электронная Книга «Final Witness» написана автором Simon Tolkien в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007444410
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A gripping courtroom drama combining psychological suspense and political intrigue from the pen of ex-barrister-turned-crime novelist Simon Tolkien, grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien.It’s the trial – and scandal – of the decade: Greta Grahame, the beautiful young wife of Minister of defence Sir Peter Robinson, is accused of conspiring to murder her predecessor, Peter’s first wife, Anne.The prosecution case depends heavily on the evidence of one witness – Greta’s sixteen-year-old stepson, Thomas.A dreamy, bookish boy, Thomas was present but hidden on the night two men broke into their ancestral home, The House of the Four Winds, and killed his mother. His testimony steadfastly links Greta to the hitmen.But the boy’s motives are unclear. Is he so crazed by grief that he would frame his stepmother for murder? Or are his feelings toward Greta more complicated than anyone realizes? Might he actually be jealous of his father, jealous enough to destroy what remains of his own family? Or is he telling the truth – that this cunning young woman will stop at nothing in her pursuit of wealth and status?Simon Tolkien combines compelling courtroom drama and classic psychological suspense in this sharply etched page-turner.Previously published in 2003 as The Stepmother.
