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Bibliomisterios #3
Mystery, Inc.
Identificato solo dallo pseudonimo scelto in modo azzardato, Charles Brockden, il narratore di questa storia, ha trovato una libreria che stuzzica il suo desiderio di possederla. Deve averla il prima possibile, deve aggiungerla alla sua già vasta collezione di librerie. Tuttavia, sa che il proprietario di un negozio così raffinato non se ne separerebbe tanto facilmente. Brockden ha in mente un piano per acquisire il negozio in maniera tale che nessuno possa sospettare un atto scorretto: un omicidio perfetto. E sa che avrà successo, perché questa procedura non gli è affatto sconosciuta...
112 pages, Hardcover
First published April 7, 2015
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About the author
Joyce Carol Oates
857 books9,673 followersJoyce Carol Oates is an American writer. Oates published her first book in 1963, and has since published 58 novels, a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. Her novels Black Water (1992), What I Lived For (1994), and Blonde (2000), and her short story collections The Wheel of Love (1970) and Lovely, Dark, Deep: Stories (2014) were each finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. She has won many awards for her writing, including the National Book Award, for her novel Them (1969), two O. Henry Awards, the National Humanities Medal, and the Jerusalem Prize (2019).
Oates taught at Princeton University from 1978 to 2014, and is the Roger S. Berlind '52 Professor Emerita in the Humanities with the Program in Creative Writing. From 2016 to 2020, she was a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where she taught short fiction in the spring semesters. She now teaches at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Oates was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2016.
Pseudonyms: Rosamond Smith and Lauren Kelly.
Oates taught at Princeton University from 1978 to 2014, and is the Roger S. Berlind '52 Professor Emerita in the Humanities with the Program in Creative Writing. From 2016 to 2020, she was a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where she taught short fiction in the spring semesters. She now teaches at Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Oates was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2016.
Pseudonyms: Rosamond Smith and Lauren Kelly.
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July 12, 2021
I loved this twisty turny suspense fest. It packed so many emotions in so few pages. I had a sneaky feeling what the ending was going to be, but it was interesting discovering the motive.
July 10, 2024
3.5 stars
short review for busy readers: If you liked “The Tell-Tale Heart”, you’ll probably like this one that is very similar…but with a twist. Over-detailed in the character backstories, but with a mounting tension that is deftly done.
in detail:
What does a modern bookshop owner beset by financial woes (damn internet sales!) do when confronted with a first-class, beautiful old bookshop specialising in mystery and crime literature, and its warm-hearted, wealthy owner?
Plot murder, of course!
We accompany nervous, over-thinking “Charles” on his first contact with the owner of the bookshop Mystery, Inc., his future murder victim. At length, we hear the entire spooky, bloody history behind how the owner finally acquired the place and how he’s built it up.
Will the trend continue when Charles’ fatal plan works and the shop falls into his hands, or will a wrench be thrown into the works?
Well-done, but somewhat too heavy on the details for my taste and the theme of 'deadly books' is taken a bit too literally.
short review for busy readers: If you liked “The Tell-Tale Heart”, you’ll probably like this one that is very similar…but with a twist. Over-detailed in the character backstories, but with a mounting tension that is deftly done.
in detail:
What does a modern bookshop owner beset by financial woes (damn internet sales!) do when confronted with a first-class, beautiful old bookshop specialising in mystery and crime literature, and its warm-hearted, wealthy owner?
Plot murder, of course!
We accompany nervous, over-thinking “Charles” on his first contact with the owner of the bookshop Mystery, Inc., his future murder victim. At length, we hear the entire spooky, bloody history behind how the owner finally acquired the place and how he’s built it up.
Will the trend continue when Charles’ fatal plan works and the shop falls into his hands, or will a wrench be thrown into the works?
Well-done, but somewhat too heavy on the details for my taste and the theme of 'deadly books' is taken a bit too literally.
September 22, 2024
Murder for Merging - Bibliomysteries #21
Review of the Mysterious Press/Open Road eBook (April 7, 2015) of the Mysterious Press hardcover & paperback (July 15, 2014).
A stranger using the alias of Charles Brockden makes a late day visit to an exclusive rarities and first editions bookstore named Mystery Inc. We learn that his plan is one of murder and acquisition and that he has amassed a small network of bookshops through this very same method.
The owner appears to be very welcoming and appreciative of Brockden's interest in the store and tells him about its somewhat haunted past. But there are increasing hints that the owner is aware of his visitor's malevolent intentions and may be preparing to turn the tables on him.
I admired the rising tension of this story and its regular references to book rarities. I hadn't been previously aware of Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) who has been referred to as "the father of the American novel", see Wikipedia for that reference.
Trivia and Links
Joyce Carol Oates (1938-) is a prolific writer of novels and short stories, the most popular of which (according to its number of GR ratings and reviews) is We Were the Mulvaneys (1996). She is also known for the Wonderland Quartet (1967-1971) and the Gothic Saga (1980-2013) series. Her fictional life of Marilyn Monroe Blonde (2000) was recently adapted for the feature film Blonde (2022) directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe.
The Bibliomysteries series are short stories commissioned by Otto Penzler's The Mysterious Press to be written around the theme of deadly books. They are individually published in limited edition hardcovers, paperbacks and ebooks, and periodically collected in anthology editions such as Bibliomysteries (2013, containing stories 1-15) and Bibliomysteries: Volume Two (2018, containing stories 16-30). There does not appear to be a Goodreads Listopia for them, but on Library Thing the current listing (as of mid-September 2024) includes 40 short stories.
Review of the Mysterious Press/Open Road eBook (April 7, 2015) of the Mysterious Press hardcover & paperback (July 15, 2014).
A stranger using the alias of Charles Brockden makes a late day visit to an exclusive rarities and first editions bookstore named Mystery Inc. We learn that his plan is one of murder and acquisition and that he has amassed a small network of bookshops through this very same method.
The owner appears to be very welcoming and appreciative of Brockden's interest in the store and tells him about its somewhat haunted past. But there are increasing hints that the owner is aware of his visitor's malevolent intentions and may be preparing to turn the tables on him.
I admired the rising tension of this story and its regular references to book rarities. I hadn't been previously aware of Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) who has been referred to as "the father of the American novel", see Wikipedia for that reference.
Trivia and Links
Joyce Carol Oates (1938-) is a prolific writer of novels and short stories, the most popular of which (according to its number of GR ratings and reviews) is We Were the Mulvaneys (1996). She is also known for the Wonderland Quartet (1967-1971) and the Gothic Saga (1980-2013) series. Her fictional life of Marilyn Monroe Blonde (2000) was recently adapted for the feature film Blonde (2022) directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe.
The Bibliomysteries series are short stories commissioned by Otto Penzler's The Mysterious Press to be written around the theme of deadly books. They are individually published in limited edition hardcovers, paperbacks and ebooks, and periodically collected in anthology editions such as Bibliomysteries (2013, containing stories 1-15) and Bibliomysteries: Volume Two (2018, containing stories 16-30). There does not appear to be a Goodreads Listopia for them, but on Library Thing the current listing (as of mid-September 2024) includes 40 short stories.
October 7, 2015
Mystery Inc. by Joyce Carol Oates is a 2015 Mysterious Press/ Open Road Media publication.
This book is part of the BiblioMysteries publications in which well known mystery authors submit short mysteries tales about Deadly books.
In New Hampshire a bookstore anyone would covet has become an obsession for one man, who is determined to have it, by any means necessary.
While the story is quite short, and it won't take the reader very long to determine the way of things, I found this sinister little tale quite entertaining. Trying to imagine the possibility of owning such rare and antiquated books, is mind boggling. If such gems do exist, behind glass, or locked in a safe somewhere, the very idea of it is enough to overwhelm the senses of any die hard mystery fan.
The descriptions of the store and the supposed collections the owner has acquired over time was what kept my imagination in high gear. The mystery itself wasn't really much of a mystery though, and ended up being rather predictable. However, the writing was, as always, superb, except that I am puzzling over the use of the first person narrative in this particular case.
All the same, it's always a pleasure to read anything by Joyce Carol Oates. 4 stars
This book is part of the BiblioMysteries publications in which well known mystery authors submit short mysteries tales about Deadly books.
In New Hampshire a bookstore anyone would covet has become an obsession for one man, who is determined to have it, by any means necessary.
While the story is quite short, and it won't take the reader very long to determine the way of things, I found this sinister little tale quite entertaining. Trying to imagine the possibility of owning such rare and antiquated books, is mind boggling. If such gems do exist, behind glass, or locked in a safe somewhere, the very idea of it is enough to overwhelm the senses of any die hard mystery fan.
The descriptions of the store and the supposed collections the owner has acquired over time was what kept my imagination in high gear. The mystery itself wasn't really much of a mystery though, and ended up being rather predictable. However, the writing was, as always, superb, except that I am puzzling over the use of the first person narrative in this particular case.
All the same, it's always a pleasure to read anything by Joyce Carol Oates. 4 stars
November 29, 2015
What a delightful novella (or is it a short story at just 85 pages?).
There is a man, we never know his name only his hastily chosen alias, who is determined to acquire a very successful bookstore that goes by the name of Mystery Inc. He owns a chain of less successful and more mundane bookstores, and this store is what he aspires to, what he must have, as the jewel in his crown.
He has planned the perfect untraceable murder as a means of attaining his desire.
And he has done this before, so what can possibly go wrong?
This is my first Joyce Carol Oates and I thoroughly enjoyed her style of writing. I could visualise her characters, her settings and hear the conversations. She is an excellent short story/novella writer, so now I intend to seek out some of her longer works.
Thank you to NetGalley, Open Road Integrated Media, and author Joyce Carol Oates for the wonderful gift of a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
There is a man, we never know his name only his hastily chosen alias, who is determined to acquire a very successful bookstore that goes by the name of Mystery Inc. He owns a chain of less successful and more mundane bookstores, and this store is what he aspires to, what he must have, as the jewel in his crown.
He has planned the perfect untraceable murder as a means of attaining his desire.
And he has done this before, so what can possibly go wrong?
This is my first Joyce Carol Oates and I thoroughly enjoyed her style of writing. I could visualise her characters, her settings and hear the conversations. She is an excellent short story/novella writer, so now I intend to seek out some of her longer works.
Thank you to NetGalley, Open Road Integrated Media, and author Joyce Carol Oates for the wonderful gift of a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
January 2, 2025
Un relato largo que me dejó muy buen sabor de boca. El escenario idílico, las referencias a los clásicos y el misterio ingenioso te hacen pasar un tiempo tan cozy como divertido. ¡Muy buen giro final!
Charles Brockden planea un asesinato perfecto para quedarse con una librería exclusiva. Está convencido de su éxito por sus crímenes pasados. ¿Lo logrará?
VIOLENCIA: 1/5
Charles Brockden planea un asesinato perfecto para quedarse con una librería exclusiva. Está convencido de su éxito por sus crímenes pasados. ¿Lo logrará?
VIOLENCIA: 1/5
April 6, 2018
That's all I have to say!
July 5, 2015
Mystery, Inc. is an interesting short tale of avarice and book stores, one man's insatiable desire to obtain an attractive bookstore in Seabrook, New Hampshire. His greed appears to know no bounds; he is willing to do anything to acquire this gem for his small group of singular book shops. But will the owner part with Mystery, Inc.?
This was a fun, twisted read but for me seemed to give perhaps too many hints at its outcome and too early. Or perhaps I have just read too many stories in this genre for surprise. Oates does write well though.
a copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
This was a fun, twisted read but for me seemed to give perhaps too many hints at its outcome and too early. Or perhaps I have just read too many stories in this genre for surprise. Oates does write well though.
a copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
April 5, 2015
A twisted, fun, well written - if somewhat predictable short from the wonderful Joyce Carol Oates. Curious to check out what the other Bibliomystery Series shorts have to offer!
*Obtained through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
*Obtained through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
April 12, 2015
Charles Brockden (not his real name) is the owner of several bookstores dedicated to the mystery novel. He has acquired these stores through unconventional but perhaps fitting means. Now he has found a new store that he just has to have. Unfortunately, the present owner isn’t ready to give it up but, then, Charles was never one to take no for an answer.
I’m not usually a fan of the short story – unless it’s really well-done, it always seems at least to me that there’s just too much missing for me to feel satisfied after finishing one. But Mystery, Inc. is Joyce Carol Oates’ entry in the Bibliomysteries series for Mysteriouspress and her typical clean, precise language makes it a complete and fully self-contained tale examining the inner workings of the obsessive mind and the lengths it will go to obtain the object of its obsession. There is even a touch of the macabre to ramp up the creep factor. The story, to be sure, is predictable in the way that, say, Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado is predictable – there is no doubt that we, the reader, know long before the main character what is going to happen – but this foreshadowing just makes the tale that much more chilling.
Mystery, Inc. is both a satisfactory murder mystery and an homage to the murder mystery from Poe to Chandler and to the bookstores dedicated to them. The pace is more like a slow-acting poison than a quick thrust to the heart with a sharp knife but that just serves to give the goose bumps more time to rise.
I’m not usually a fan of the short story – unless it’s really well-done, it always seems at least to me that there’s just too much missing for me to feel satisfied after finishing one. But Mystery, Inc. is Joyce Carol Oates’ entry in the Bibliomysteries series for Mysteriouspress and her typical clean, precise language makes it a complete and fully self-contained tale examining the inner workings of the obsessive mind and the lengths it will go to obtain the object of its obsession. There is even a touch of the macabre to ramp up the creep factor. The story, to be sure, is predictable in the way that, say, Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado is predictable – there is no doubt that we, the reader, know long before the main character what is going to happen – but this foreshadowing just makes the tale that much more chilling.
Mystery, Inc. is both a satisfactory murder mystery and an homage to the murder mystery from Poe to Chandler and to the bookstores dedicated to them. The pace is more like a slow-acting poison than a quick thrust to the heart with a sharp knife but that just serves to give the goose bumps more time to rise.
August 3, 2022
Questa nuova collana, Crimini di carta, ha scelto racconti di molti scrittori e scrittrici interessanti come questo della grandissima Oates dove la brama di potere e di possesso spinge un libraio a voler uccidere.
Charles Brockden è spinto dalla voglia spasmodica di acquistare questa libreria antica, così perfetta, lussuosa, ricca di testi famosi, prime edizioni, collane di crime imperdibili e inarrivabili.
Il suo piano è infallibile: incontrare il proprietario Aaron Neuhaus con la scusa di voler acquistare qualche testo costoso e poi ucciderlo.
Ma la libreria Mistery, Inc. nasconde aneddoti antichi, storie macabre ed il suo proprietario ha molti segreti che capovolgeranno i desideri di Charles.....
La Oates è una scrittrice unica, di rara bravura narrativa, sagace, ironica e originale, quindi nasce un racconto denso di suspence e assolutamente coinvolgente.
In poche pagine si viene catapultati dentro questa libreria dove si repira l'odore della carta, si osservano testi di autori inarrivabili come Christie, Poe, Ellery Queen, si sente il brivido del crimine, quello a pelle che fa salire la tensione e che magicamente sovverte le nostre aspettative.
Costruito perfettamente, ancora una volta la Oates non delude.
"Sono emozionatissimo! Perché, finalmente, dopo tante false partenze, ho trovato l'ambiente perfetto per il mio crimine".
Charles Brockden è spinto dalla voglia spasmodica di acquistare questa libreria antica, così perfetta, lussuosa, ricca di testi famosi, prime edizioni, collane di crime imperdibili e inarrivabili.
Il suo piano è infallibile: incontrare il proprietario Aaron Neuhaus con la scusa di voler acquistare qualche testo costoso e poi ucciderlo.
Ma la libreria Mistery, Inc. nasconde aneddoti antichi, storie macabre ed il suo proprietario ha molti segreti che capovolgeranno i desideri di Charles.....
La Oates è una scrittrice unica, di rara bravura narrativa, sagace, ironica e originale, quindi nasce un racconto denso di suspence e assolutamente coinvolgente.
In poche pagine si viene catapultati dentro questa libreria dove si repira l'odore della carta, si osservano testi di autori inarrivabili come Christie, Poe, Ellery Queen, si sente il brivido del crimine, quello a pelle che fa salire la tensione e che magicamente sovverte le nostre aspettative.
Costruito perfettamente, ancora una volta la Oates non delude.
"Sono emozionatissimo! Perché, finalmente, dopo tante false partenze, ho trovato l'ambiente perfetto per il mio crimine".
March 31, 2015
Although well written, this short tale has two problems for me – the ending is obvious less than half way through and the use of the present tense is silly if the character narrating this is about to die – or dead - how did he write this down if he’s dead?
February 17, 2024
Charles VUOLE una libreria per aggiungerla alla sua collezione di librerie, il proprietario non desidera venderla ma Charles ha un sistema per appropriarsene in maniera diversa senza destare sospetti, come ha già fatto in passato, libro snello lettura veloce e con finale quasi a sorpresa
April 18, 2018
Few Pages and Big Thrill. It's all this book offers , so go for it :)
November 15, 2024
Great short story......Two men. One is the owner of a bookstore that the other man covets. They sit down for chat and a coffee in the owner's office one evening.....let the cat and mouse begin.
April 16, 2015
ARC for review.
A nice little mash-up of a Christie novel mixed with a little "Sleuth" (though there are a few references that put the time clearly in present day, otherwise you could pick up the entire story and place it in the 1950s or even the 1850s)- you'll know what is going on fairly early but Oates's impeccable gift of molding her talent around various genres works well here.
Our narrator is a murderer and a bibliophile in area of mysteries and bookstores specializing in them. He's set his sights on Mystery, Inc. in Seabrook, New Hampshire, and any reader would be dying to walk its floors and explore its treasures. The target is Aaron Neuhaus, the owner of the store our narrator so desperately wants to possess. Christie manages to offer a laundry list of important classics in literature, criticism and art and, as so often with these types of books, they read and love letters to book lovers - fun to curl up with mug of tea and this on a cold afternoon.
A nice little mash-up of a Christie novel mixed with a little "Sleuth" (though there are a few references that put the time clearly in present day, otherwise you could pick up the entire story and place it in the 1950s or even the 1850s)- you'll know what is going on fairly early but Oates's impeccable gift of molding her talent around various genres works well here.
Our narrator is a murderer and a bibliophile in area of mysteries and bookstores specializing in them. He's set his sights on Mystery, Inc. in Seabrook, New Hampshire, and any reader would be dying to walk its floors and explore its treasures. The target is Aaron Neuhaus, the owner of the store our narrator so desperately wants to possess. Christie manages to offer a laundry list of important classics in literature, criticism and art and, as so often with these types of books, they read and love letters to book lovers - fun to curl up with mug of tea and this on a cold afternoon.
April 17, 2015
Set in the world of bookshop acquistion, using any method (but preferably murder) this novella from the wonderful Joyce Carol Oates is great to wile away an afternoon or evening.
Charles Brocken acquires bookshops and has his eye set on a gem in the small town of Seabrook, New Hampshire. However, will Charles' plans come to fruition? The Bibliomysteries series are crime short stories from different authors set in the world of books, be they libraries, shops or any other part of the literary universe. Fun, entertaining, crime with a twist.
Charles Brocken acquires bookshops and has his eye set on a gem in the small town of Seabrook, New Hampshire. However, will Charles' plans come to fruition? The Bibliomysteries series are crime short stories from different authors set in the world of books, be they libraries, shops or any other part of the literary universe. Fun, entertaining, crime with a twist.
April 25, 2015
These almost 50 pages are like a short and warm summer rain. Read more on my blog http://dealulcudor.blogspot.ro/2015/0...
January 30, 2016
Predictable
December 11, 2016
This was a short story so not sure there is much too say that doesn't give away too much. Well written with a really nice twist at the end.
May 7, 2017
Joyce Carole Oates is undoubtedly a great American writer. I just can't read a lot of her at one time, which may be why I like her short stories.
Her style is very, well. . .literary. This story is actually pretty classic in style and not really "original". I mean, it is - I'm certainly not implying it's not her story! I'm just saying it seems dated with
more classic authors rather than a modern tale.
Maybe an example of the florid prose will illustrate better what I am trying to say:
. . .Like an admiring interviewer I am asking my host where his interest in mystery derives, and Neuhaus replies that he fell under the spell of mystery as a young child, if not an infant - "I think it had to do with my astonishment at peering out of my crib and seeing faces peering at me. Who were they? My mother whom I did not yet know was my mother - my father whom I did not yet know was my father? These individuals must have seemed like giants to me - mythic figures - as in The Odyssey." He pauses, with a look of nostalgia. . .
Okay. Sorry, but wtf?! Infants, ruminating on Homer in the crib? God, no wonder I'm an underachiever, if this is how an Oates character comes to run a mystery bookstore! Me, I never had such lofty contemplations as a toddler, let alone an infant. I didn't know who Homer was until junior high, at least, and I developed my love for mystery from Nancy Drew!
All that aside, though, this is a decent, if unexciting tale. There's some woo-hoo creepy history with the bookstore and a not-unexpected twist at the end.
Her style is very, well. . .literary. This story is actually pretty classic in style and not really "original". I mean, it is - I'm certainly not implying it's not her story! I'm just saying it seems dated with
more classic authors rather than a modern tale.
Maybe an example of the florid prose will illustrate better what I am trying to say:
. . .Like an admiring interviewer I am asking my host where his interest in mystery derives, and Neuhaus replies that he fell under the spell of mystery as a young child, if not an infant - "I think it had to do with my astonishment at peering out of my crib and seeing faces peering at me. Who were they? My mother whom I did not yet know was my mother - my father whom I did not yet know was my father? These individuals must have seemed like giants to me - mythic figures - as in The Odyssey." He pauses, with a look of nostalgia. . .
Okay. Sorry, but wtf?! Infants, ruminating on Homer in the crib? God, no wonder I'm an underachiever, if this is how an Oates character comes to run a mystery bookstore! Me, I never had such lofty contemplations as a toddler, let alone an infant. I didn't know who Homer was until junior high, at least, and I developed my love for mystery from Nancy Drew!
All that aside, though, this is a decent, if unexciting tale. There's some woo-hoo creepy history with the bookstore and a not-unexpected twist at the end.
February 18, 2025
Miaterios S.A, Ies una interesante historia corta sobre la avaricia.
Las librerías, el deseo insaciable de un hombre de una librería atractiva en Seabrook, New Hampshire. Su codicia parece no tener límites.
Él está dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa para adquirir esta joya.
su pequeño grupo de librerías singulares.
Charles Brockden (no es su nombre real) es el propietario de un pequeño grupo de librerias singulares.
Ha adquirido estas tiendas a través de medios no convencionales pero quizás apropiados. Ahora ha encontrado una nueva tienda que simplemente necesita.
Desafortunadamente, el propietario actual no está dispuesto a dárselo.
Pero claro, Charles nunca fue alguien que aceptara un no por respuesta.
Fue una lectura divertida y retorcida, pero a mí me pareció que dan quizás demasiadas pistas sobre su resultado y demasiado
temprano. O tal vez simplemente he leído demasiadas historias de este género para sorprenderme. Sin embargo, me ha gustado leer a la autora escribe muy bien.
Es la entrada de Joyce Carol Oates en los Bibliomisterios serie para Mysteriouspress y su típica limpieza , su lenguaje preciso lo convierte en un completo y plenamente
cuento autónomo que examina el funcionamiento interno de la mente obsesiva y hasta dónde llegará para obtener el objeto de su obsesión. Incluso hay un toque de lo macabro para aumentar el factor de escalofríos.
Las librerías, el deseo insaciable de un hombre de una librería atractiva en Seabrook, New Hampshire. Su codicia parece no tener límites.
Él está dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa para adquirir esta joya.
su pequeño grupo de librerías singulares.
Charles Brockden (no es su nombre real) es el propietario de un pequeño grupo de librerias singulares.
Ha adquirido estas tiendas a través de medios no convencionales pero quizás apropiados. Ahora ha encontrado una nueva tienda que simplemente necesita.
Desafortunadamente, el propietario actual no está dispuesto a dárselo.
Pero claro, Charles nunca fue alguien que aceptara un no por respuesta.
Fue una lectura divertida y retorcida, pero a mí me pareció que dan quizás demasiadas pistas sobre su resultado y demasiado
temprano. O tal vez simplemente he leído demasiadas historias de este género para sorprenderme. Sin embargo, me ha gustado leer a la autora escribe muy bien.
Es la entrada de Joyce Carol Oates en los Bibliomisterios serie para Mysteriouspress y su típica limpieza , su lenguaje preciso lo convierte en un completo y plenamente
cuento autónomo que examina el funcionamiento interno de la mente obsesiva y hasta dónde llegará para obtener el objeto de su obsesión. Incluso hay un toque de lo macabro para aumentar el factor de escalofríos.
August 10, 2022
C’è una libreria che (inizialmente) sembrerebbe il sogno di tutti noi. Ci sono due librai, di cui uno (il proprietario della Mystery) sembra un appassionato cultore di letteratura e arte libresca, adorato dai dipendenti, capace di creare quell’intimità fra sede e clienti che noi tutti prima o poi abbiamo provato. L’altro, che la Mystery la vorrebbe acquistare, è una sorta di serial killer di librai: non sto spoilerando, appare chiaro assolutamente da subito.
Ma se già sappiamo che in questo genere letterario nulla è come sembra all’inizio, beh, in una storia pubblicata in una collana che si chiama Crimini di carta, non possiamo che aspettarci almeno un paio di colpi di scena…
Confesso che è il mio primo approccio con la Oates, probabilmente non una brillantissima idea iniziare con quello che è a tutti gli effetti un racconto; non mi sono stracciato le magliette per non averci posato gli occhi sopra in precedenza, e alcuni passaggi goticheggianti non mi hanno convinto del tutto.
Ma ‘sta collana è talmente bella - anche editorialmente parlando - che si perdona tutto.
Ma se già sappiamo che in questo genere letterario nulla è come sembra all’inizio, beh, in una storia pubblicata in una collana che si chiama Crimini di carta, non possiamo che aspettarci almeno un paio di colpi di scena…
Confesso che è il mio primo approccio con la Oates, probabilmente non una brillantissima idea iniziare con quello che è a tutti gli effetti un racconto; non mi sono stracciato le magliette per non averci posato gli occhi sopra in precedenza, e alcuni passaggi goticheggianti non mi hanno convinto del tutto.
Ma ‘sta collana è talmente bella - anche editorialmente parlando - che si perdona tutto.
March 21, 2025
Otra lectura de #littlefebruary, un delicioso y retorcido relato de la gran dama americana del suspense oscuro, entre los muchos temas que ha tratado en su extensa y brillante carrera.
El protagonista de esta historia se identifica como Charles Brockden y es un empresario sin escrúpulos que tiene un peculiar método para comprar librerías interesantes.
Cuando su atención se fija en una selecta librería en New Hampshire, urde cuidadosamente un plan de asesinato perfecto, pero no cuenta con el ingenio de su contrincante. Y así, empieza un tortuoso juego del gato y el ratón entre ambos.
He disfrutado muchísimo con este pequeño #bibliomisterio de la nueva colección de @rba_libros
Muchas gracias por el regalo a mi querida undine.von.reinecke
#misteriossa #joycecaroloates📄✒️ #mysteryinc #leoautorastodoelaño #leeresvivir #leermola #libros #bookstagramespaña
June 26, 2025
La narración del libro fue su pro y su contra. Si bien me gustó la manera en que nos atrapa la historia a través de la primera persona de uno de los personajes principales, a veces creo que caía en cosas muy obvia o aclarando puntos que estaban de sobra. Eso me hizo un poquito de ruido.
A manera general la historia me gustó. Te mantiene todo el tiempo siguiendo los pasos de lo que parece que será un crimen perfecto, pero al final, el giro es interesante. Deja mucho que pensar al lector, pero con pistas suficientes.
A manera general la historia me gustó. Te mantiene todo el tiempo siguiendo los pasos de lo que parece que será un crimen perfecto, pero al final, el giro es interesante. Deja mucho que pensar al lector, pero con pistas suficientes.
March 9, 2024
A very short book about a gentleman who acquires bookstores by killing the owners.
Except this time, instead of him poisoning the owner, so he can later acquire the bookstore. The owner has turned the table on him.
When he leaves, he feels cold. His mouth is dry. His tongue is swollen and he feels the paralysis set in. Pending doom is eminent.
Except this time, instead of him poisoning the owner, so he can later acquire the bookstore. The owner has turned the table on him.
When he leaves, he feels cold. His mouth is dry. His tongue is swollen and he feels the paralysis set in. Pending doom is eminent.
March 15, 2025
Leave it to Joyce Carol Oates to totally surprise a reader. Murder, it seems, is more common than you think. Kristi & Abby Tabby Childless Cat Lady.... Note to narrator. The Norwegian artist Edvard Munch does not have a last name that rhymes with crunch. It is pronounced Moonk. Why do narrators and editors not proof recordings or content???
July 8, 2023
A nice little short story. I saw where it was going about halfway through, but it was so well written I enjoyed it from start to finish. This is part of a series of mystery short stories by well-known authors; I'll look for more.
December 31, 2024
It could have been better. It had all the ingredients for that. The writing was excellent up to a point where the story became redundant and tiresome. I understand the reasons behind that, but the result was boring to the reader.
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