Název: Jackaby
Originální název: Jackaby
Autor: William RITTERPřekladatel: Vladislav Kadlec
Série: Jackaby (I. díl)
Vydáno: listopad 2015
Nakladatelství: Host
Počet stran: 276
Vše začalo podivnou vraždou, další budou následovat. Detektiv R. F. Jackaby bude vyšetřovat případ, který bude vážně záhadný. On sám totiž vysvětluje nevysvětlitelné jevy. Není ale na nic sám, ve všem mu pomáhá[...]
JackabyJackaby #1William RitterVratislav KadlecHost300 stránGoodreads: 3.78
Anotácia: Příběh detektiva, který se specializuje na paranormální jevy, překypující troufalým vtipem a notnou dávkou hrůzy ve stylu Doktora Who a Sherlocka HolmeseAbigail Rooková právě přicestovala do Nového Fiddlehamu v Nové Anglii. Píše se rok 1892 a ona nutně potřebuje najít práci. Potkává R. F. Jackabyho,[...]
“Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where others see the illusion--and there are many illusions. All the world’s a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view behind… ...
“Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where others see the illusion--and there are many illusions. All the world’s a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view behind the curtain.”
Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. The police are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain it’s a nonhuman creature, whose existence the police--with the exception of a handsome young detective named Charlie Cane--deny.
Doctor Who meets Sherlock in William Ritter’s debut novel, which features a detective of the paranormal as seen through the eyes of his adventurous and intelligent assistant in a tale brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the macabre.
