Norgaard Lara - 24 Hours With Gaspar - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A breathtakingly imaginative futuristic crime thriller. Decades into the future Indonesia's crowded capital city is underwater. A mysterious novelist searches what remains of the metropolis for the story of an old infamous crime. He combs the streets for traces of Gaspar: private - eye - cum - criminal - mastermind who plotted a seemingly simple robbery of a jewelry store. Far from just unlocking riches however the heist unearths a series of interlinking conflicts that have haunted Gaspar since childhood. In this brilliant twist of genres this book combines noir with a laugh - out - loud detective and touches of surreal science fiction. The book's eclectic blend of allusions and narrative strategies opens new horizons for literary crime fiction while also painting a fresh postmodern portrait of Jakarta. In a city webbed by roadways and canals personal vendettas trace back to political crimes and social ills. First impressions can t be trusted meta - literary motorbikes possess free will and a senile witness might be a police detective's best bet at finding the true whodunnit if we are to believe that a single truth exists at all. It is a chess game in which your knight no longer moves in the shape of an L and Gaspar intends to win.
Title: 24 Hours With Gaspar
Author(s): Norgaard Lara
Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
Barcode: 9781803092041
Pages: 184 Pages
Publication Date: 5/6/2023
Category: Science Fiction