Joël Dicker

You will like the book as much as I did if you are looking for a light read, fast-paced and suspenseful novel. If you lived in Geneva or are familiar with its particular culture, you will most certainly appreciate the book even more.

The plot is tight. There are about three revelations/epiphany moments. I found the end a bit anticlimactic in comparison with the other revelations, but it’s not bad.

After reading this book. I did not feel transformed or elevated. However, I did have a good time reading it and felt it was time well spent. The only thing negative is that it left me wondering if I really believed in some of the foundational elements of the plots. If you accept them, the plot is well knit, but I just had a hard time with two elements in particular.

Finally, the book’s parallel plot where the author himself investigates the events that happened many years ago reminds me of Citizen Kane, but the storytelling device did not achieve its potential. Other than the characters going around chasing clues and kinda-flirting, not much of significance is revealed by this parallel story. I did not find it particularly intriguing and thought it was simply used by the author for meeting some of his goals that he did not succeed to achieve with the main story.… (more)

La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert
Joël Dicker
Publicado: 2012 | 511 páginas
Novela Intriga Policial
Serie: Marcus Goldman Goiko #1

Quién mató a Nola Kellergan es la gran incógnita a desvelar en este thriller incomparable cuya experiencia de lectura escapa a cualquier tentativa de descripción. Intentémoslo: una gran novela policiaca y romántica a tres tiempos −1975, 1998 y 2008− acerca del asesinato de una joven de quince años en la pequeña ciudad de Aurora, en New Hampshire. En 2008, Marcus Goldman, un joven escritor, visita a su mentor −Harry Quebert, autor de una aclamada novela−, y descubre que éste tuvo una relación secreta con Nola Kellergan. Poco después, Harry es arrestado, acusado de asesinato, al encontrarse el cadáver de Nola enterrado en su jardín. Marcus comienza a investigar y a escribir un libro sobre el caso. Mientras intenta demostrar la inocencia de Harry, una trama de secretos sale a la luz. La verdad sólo llega al final de un largo, intrincado y apasionante recorrido.… (more)