No Escape

Chloe & Levesque #6

by Norah McClintock

When Caleb Drake comes home from prison, nobody in town wants him back. Nobody except Chloe, who has seen the smile that Terri - the young woman that Caleb supposedly hurt - gives him. Chloe is sure that Caleb didn't do it. The trouble is, how is she going to prove it? Caleb himself is no help at all - in fact, he gets into more scrapes with the law. So it looks like it's up to Chloe to prove his innocence. The fifth book in the acclaimed Chloe and Levesque series, featuring the smart talking sleuth with attitude to spare.

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult, Fiction, Canada

240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Norah McClintock’s fascinating mysteries are hard to put down. Her Chloe & Levesque series, Mike & Riel series, and Robyn Hunter series, all published by Scholastic Canada, have been popular with readers in many countries. Norah has also written several crime novels for reluctant readers in the Orca Soundings series from Orca Book Publishers,

Norah is a five-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel. Read Mistaken Identity, The Body in the Basement, Sins of the Father, Scared to Death, and Break and Enter to find out why! Norah's books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and she has won numerous awards.

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award - Juvenile
o 1996 – Mistaken Identity – Winner
o 1998 – The Body in the Basement – Winner
o 1999 – Sins of the Father – Winner
o 2002 – Scared to Death – Winner
o 2003 – Break and Enter – Winner

Red Maple Award
o 2004 – Hit and Run – Winner

Reviews

[Henri Neto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Conhecer esta série de Norah McClintock foi um grande highlight deste mês de Abril. Tropecei totalmente por acaso em três destes livros, trouxe para casa sem saber de nada - e mesmo descobrindo que estava em mãos com os últimos volumes da coleção, não foi nenhum problema me ambientar nos mistérios da pequena cidade de East Hastings, Canadá.

Narrado por Cleo, uma nipo-canadense filha de um relacionamento anterior da esposa do delegado da cidade, o taciturno Levesque, acompanhamos pelos olhos da adolescente a tensão na cidade pelo retorno de um antigo morador - acusado e preso por agredir sua então namorada e deixá - la com danos motores.

O que logo a menina descobre é que a história parece ser mais complicada que se esperava, e a família da vítima pode ter mais segredos a esconder do que se imagina.

Eu vou confessar, a minha expectativa para este livro era que seria uma leitura rápida e divertida, tendo uma personagem representativa... Mas só. A grande surpresa foi a forma assertiva que a autora lidou não só com o tema da violência contra a mulher, como também o racismo e o linchamento social.

Mesmo sendo um romance policial canadense de 2007, foi irônico encontrar paralelos tão atuais e reflexivos para o nosso contexto atual. Foi o tipo de livro que terminei e pensei "ele deveria ser implementado em escolas". Tanto que eu tive vontade de marcar quotes, algo que não fazia a séculos. Sem sombra de dúvidas, uma série para acompanhar. Só é uma pena ele ser publicado por uma editora de pouco alcance.

[Nadosia Grey · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was ok. It was by no means anything special. Simple mystery plot, simple and predictable ending. The story was very one-sided forcing the reader to choose Caleb's side because there was no other logical choice. I couldn’t stand the main character though: she seemed to have a know-it-all and manipulative attitude that I just couldn’t adjust to. I can honestly say that she didn’t develop at all during the course of this book; if anything, she solved a mystery by using reason and social skills. Bleh.

[Bunga Mawar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buku ttg detektif remaja cewek, yg serinya direkomendasikan seorang sahabat, dan bisa2nya saya melewatkan serial ini dari perpustakaan tempat kami dulu mengajar.

Eh, saya nemu di BookHive Taman Menteng, dan ternyata keren juga.
(Walau diaku keren, ternyata baru sempet saya baca sebulan lebih sejak saya mulai baca November tahun lalu, wkwkwk)

[Emna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sometimes it is okay to judge a book by its cover.

[Kriss · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. I had to read it for school, so it's probably not something I'd really choose to read myself.

The story was good, but it lacked suspense and didn't keep me very interested. I did like the main character Chloe though. I think we're a lot alike.

I don't think it's something I'll read again.

[Ri · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's pretty good... I personally liked that Chloe can see what is right and what's not, it makes her character innocent.

There isn't too much mystery to be solved, unlike what I'd hoped... None that seemed challenging- not that there was much of any. :(

Overall I liked it though, for the story itself.

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book I actually really enjoyed. I read this last year and just loved it. The plot of the story was interesting & I was hooked from the start.