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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) er forfatternes forfatter. Han var måske den eneste amerikanske prosaist, Edgar Allan Poe for alvor respekterede. Herman Melville dedikerede ’Moby Dick’ til ham. Og i nyeste tid har Paul Auster understreget sin dybe beundring for ham ved at skrive fortællinger som ”Wakefield” og ”Modermærket” ind i sine egne værker. Begge de fortællinger er med i dette udvalg.Med Amerikas tidligste historie som ofte benyttet baggrund bringer Hawthorne en perlerække af personer og situationer til verden og sætter med både gys, humor og psykologisk indsigt det evigt gyldige spørgsmål til diskussion: Hvordan man som menneske fremmer det bedste og lever med det værste af sin fortid.Dette bind samler hans allerbedste fortællinger, udvalgt fra samlingerne ’Twice-Told Tales’ (1837), ’Mosses from an Old Manse’ (1846) og ’The Snow-Image’ (1852), så de præsenterer hele viften af Hawthornes mangesidige temaer.

Efter en strid mellem oberst Pyncheon og tømreren Matthew Maule bliver obersten fundet død i sit værelse og kort efter bliver Maule henrettet som troldkarl. Siden da har familien Pyncheon været forbandet og den gamle frk. Hepzibah sidder flere år efter alene i familiens store gamle hus. Folk er bange for hende, og da hun beslutter sig for at åbne en skillingsbutik, er folk mere nysgerrige end begejstrede. Så dukker den unge og ubekymrede Phoebe op, og tingene tager en drejning for Hepzibah, men under overfladen lurer forbandelsen stadig. Da Hepzibahs bror kommer hjem, begynder dommer Pyncheon også at vise sit ansigt i huset igen, og gamle hemmeligheder dukker op til overfladen. Hemmeligheder om forbandelser, hekseri, falske anklager og hemmeligheder om mord. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) er en af den amerikanske litteraturs ’founding fathers’, læst og elsket af samtidige forfattere som Edgar Allan Poe og Herman Melville og kanoniseret af eftertiden side om side med disse. Hans værker behandler ofte begreber som menneskets synd og ondskab, og man mærker også tydeligt det sort-romantiske i ‘Huset med de syv gavle’, der ligesom de fleste af hans historier udspiller sig i Massachusetts, hvor Hawthorne selv voksede op.

Nathaniel Hawthorne er bl.a. forfatter til ‘Det flammende bogstav’, og hans værker har litteraturhistorisk klassiker-status. Klim har tidligere udgivet ‘Huset med de syv gavle’ og ‘Præstens sorte slør og andre fortællinger’. Den mørke romantik, som lægges for dagen, kan sammenlignes med værker af Edgar Allan Poe og Herman Melville. Med ‘Blithedale’ fra 1852 præsenterer Hawthorne en roman, der er lige så stærk som sine øvrige bøger, men lettere læst. Handlingen udspiller sig i det utopiske landbrugskollektiv Blithedale, og er en tour de force over temaer som skyld og menneskelighed. Den mørke romantik, som lægges for dagen, kan sammenlignes med værker af Edgar Allan Poe og Herman Melville. Med ‘Blithedale’ fra 1852 præsenterer Hawthorne en roman, der er lige så stærk som sine øvrige bøger, men lettere læst.

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A wealthy woman strangled six hours after she's arranged her own funeral. A very private detective uncovering secrets but hiding his own. A reluctant author drawn into a story he can't control. What do they have in common?

* AVAILABLE ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST - THE SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION: features a gold foiled design underneath the dust jacket and is exclusive to the first print run in the UK only *How do you solve a murder... when everyone has the same motive? From global bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining new mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series.'Easily the greatest of our crime writers' Sunday Times'[Horowitz is] a master puppeteer' The Times'Incredible plotting, richly layered and wonderfully intricate. I inhaled it' Liz Nugent'A clever murder mystery...playful and twisty. Nobody does this crime fiction better than Anthony Horowitz' Crime Time FM'Spectacularly good fun, wickedly clever, with a pinch of the macabre, this is everything you could wish for from one of our top crime writers.' The Sun'Another delightful outing with Hawthorne and Horowitz. Each one is more inventive than the last. Keep them coming!' Shari Lapena'Anthony Horowitz is a national treasure. Close to Death is his best book yet, a perfect combination of Agatha Christie and P.D. James' Ragnar Jónasson _____________Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close - a quiet, gated community - seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life.At least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his four gas-guzzling cars, his loud parties and his plans for a new swimming pool in his garden.His neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms.When Kenworthy is shot dead with a crossbow bolt through his neck, all of them come under suspicion and his murder opens the door to lies, deception and further death.The police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. But even he is faced with a seemingly impossible puzzle.How do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?_____________Readers cannot get enough of Close to Death . . .***** 'All said and done, this book was yet another hole in one thanks to the virtuoso-like skill of Mr. Horowitz himself.'***** 'Wow, this has got to be my favourite detective series ever! It's Agatha Christie on steroids!'***** 'I had so much fun reading this book.'***** 'Horowitz switches up the format, keeping this series fresh, and delivers yet another outstanding tale. I loved it.'***** 'Honestly, the best crime read in a long time.'_____________More love for Close to Death . . .'The mystery is inventive, elegant and smart' The Telegraph'Sheer genius ... A joy from start to finish' Independent'Whodunnit heaven' Financial Times'An absolutely engrossing tale ... Kudos to anyone who can figure this one out!' Starred Booklist'An exceedingly entertaining and inventive mixture of humour and suspense.' Wall Street Journal'Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious. Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice.' Kirkus Reviews'Turns the closed-circle mystery inside out' New York Journal of Books'The master of the mystery' Style'The king of the clever whodunnit' Good Housekeeping'A delirious concoction that transplants a Christie-style mystery into the present' Crime Time'An excellent entertaining thriller' The AfterwordSunday Times bestseller, April 2024