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?Autoportrait? ist ein Lesegenuss. In dem gut hundertseitigen Werk genauester Beobachtungen hat Levé sich in der Beschreibung aller Facetten des Alltäglichen sowohl entblösst als auch verhüllt. - Jacques Morice, Télérama Der Mensch ist die Summe seiner einzelnen Teile. Edouard Levé nimmt diese Aussage wörtlich, nimmt sein eigenes Leben bis in die kleinsten Teile auseinander und breitet es vor dem Leser aus. Er erspart kein Detail und berührt, wühlt auf, provoziert, irritiert, lässt schmunzeln, nachdenken, zustimmen, sich wieder erkennen - und wirft dabei Fragen auf, die, an der Oberfläche leicht und angenehm, auf den zweiten Blick beuruhigend tief in das Herz der menschlichen Existenz vordringen. édouard Levé (1965-2007) war ein französischer Schriftsteller, Künstler und Fotograf. Er veröffentlichte zahlreiche Fotobände sowie vier Prosabände. Ausserdem von ihm erhältlich: ?Selbstmord? (Matthes & Seitz Berlin, 2012).
About the author
Kevin Brooks is the critically acclaimed, prize-winning author of books for young adults, including the Carnegie Medal-winning The Bunker Diary. These have been translated into many different languages and published with great success around the world. He has also written thrillers for adults. The Travis Delaney series, The Ultimate Truth, The Danger Game and The Snake Trap, is Kevin's first foray into fiction for younger readers. Having worked in places as diverse as a zoo and a crematorium, Kevin now writes full-time. He lives in Richmond, Yorkshire, with his wife.
Summary
When Travis Delaney's parents die in a car crash, Travis is devastated. In a bid to pull himself out of his grief, he starts to look into the last case they were investigating at the private investigation agency they ran.
What starts as a minor distraction soon becomes a sinister, unbelievable mystery - and Travis is determined to solve it. Why were his parents looking for a missing boy when the boy's family says he isn't missing? Where is the boy himself? And why would a man who is in surveillance photos taken by Travis's parents turn up at their funeral?
As Travis searches for answers, he starts to have the chilling realization that the question he should be asking is the one he most wants to avoid: Was the accident that killed his parents really what it seemed?
An intriguing, exciting adventure from a master of suspense.
Report
The Ultimate Truth confirms what we already know - that Kevin Brooks is one of the greatest storytellers we have. Travis Delaney is a terrific hero. Brave, intrepid, and most importantly, human. Bring on the next investigation... Phil Earle
