Gestern Abend habe ich den Thriller von Katy Reichs ausgelesen, der mir ganz gut gefallen hat, aber sicher nicht ihr bester war. Er war zu kurz und die Geschichte ein wenig konstruiert, wenn auch interessant was den Sub-Plot betrifft: Diamantenminen in Kanada/Alaska. Allerdings von sexueller Spannung - wie am Klappentext versprochen - habe ich nichts gemerkt. Trotzdem freue ich mich nächstes Jahr dann auf das neue Buch, und vielleicht sollte ich mir ihre Jugendserie auch mal zulegen.
Heute Abend geht es dann mit diesem Buch nach Albanien im zweiten Weltkrieg:
Ismail KADARE
The Fall of the Stone City
The Fall of the Stone City
Product Description: In September 1943, German soldiers advance on the ancient gates of Gjirokaster, Albania. It is the first step in a carefully planned invasion. But once at the mouth of the city, the troops are taken aback by a surprising act of rebellion that leaves the citizens fearful of a bloody counter-attack.
Soon rumours circulate, in cafes, houses and alleyways, that the Nazi Colonel in command of the German Army was once a school acquaintance of a local dignitary, Doctor Gurameto. In the town square, Colonel von Schwabe greets his former classmate warmly; in return, Doctor Gurameto invites him to dinner. The very next day, the Colonel and his army disappear from the city.
The dinner at Gurameto's house changes the course of events in twentieth-century Europe. But as the citizens celebrate their hero, a conspiracy surfaces which leads some to place Gurameto - and the stone city - at the heart of a plot to undermine Socialism. Enigmatic and compelling, The Fall of the Stone City displays Ismail Kadare at the height of his considerable powers.
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