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Listen to the noise of this crime

 by Cédric Lalaury, published on April 7, 2021 by Éditions Préludes.


Her favorite quote:

“This heartbreaking threnum stirred something visceral in me - it betrayed the dismay of poor mortals at the absence of the loved one, his irreparable departure, which leaves us alone and destitute, despite our beliefs in a better world, a beyond where we pretend to hope to find ourselves all after death.

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Why this book?

  • Because philosophical sentences and relevant reflections

    merge into an excruciating suspense.

    Cédric Laulary proves to us that he does not need to be in gore or in trash to conquer his readers.

    With sentences beautifully laid out on white paper, characters drawn with great psychological finesse, he offers us a thriller that will satisfy even readers who are not fond of the genre.

  • Because the path is tortuous,

    it integrates human variants which call into question many events.

    The twists and turns are so numerous and unexpected that they make reading even more addicting.

    I wondered how the author was going to be able to bring them all together into something believable.

  • Because Cédric Laulary is the author of a thriller to be savored intensely,

    he will shake you I'm sure.

    It is one of those novels that will remain etched in our memories for a very long time, by its narrative quality, its brilliantly constructed plot and its spectacular conclusion.


The essentials in 2 minutes

The plot.

 Zeke Mac Kay has forgotten everything from July 5, 2000. Traumatized for life, he returns to Deil River to elucidate the death of little Silas.

Threats prove to him that he is approaching the truth.

All the unspoken hides a terrible explanation that all the locals would rather not find out.

Characters.

 Zeke Mac Kay who returns to the scene of his youth accompanied by Evan, a hitchhiker he meets on his way, the reverend Farrell, Gwen and Charlie, Andréas alias Tonto accused of the murder of little Silas, Kostas the host of Zeke during his stay.

Places.

 Deil River, town in northwestern Oregon, United States.

The time.

 Nowadays, looking back 15 years.

The author.

 Cedric Lalaury is a French author.

After studying Letters, he decided to devote himself to writing.

He likes to say that he is inhabited, like Diane de Margerie, by "the passion of the enigma".

This highly captivating novel

took me emotionally to a magnificent end, I still shudder.

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