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The Color of Bee Larkham's Murder

The Color of Bee Larkham's Murder

$630

ISBN:9781501187902
作者:Sarah J. Harris
出版社:Atria
出版日期:2019/02/15
尺寸:204x135x26mm

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In this highly original “fantastic debut” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), thirteen-year-old Jasper Wishart lives in a world of dazzling color that no one else can see, least of all his dad. Words, numbers, days of the week, people’s voices—everything has its own unique shade. But recently Jasper has been haunted by a color he doesn’t like or understand: the color of murder.

Convinced he’s done something terrible to his neighbor, Bee Larkham, Jasper revisits the events of the last few months to paint the story of their relationship from the very beginning. As he struggles to untangle the knot of untrustworthy memories and colors that will lead him to the truth, it seems that there’s someone else out there determined to stop him—at any cost.

Full of page-turning suspense and heart-wrenching poignancy—as well as plenty of humor—The Color of Bee Larkham’s Murder is “completely original and impossible to predict” (Benjamin Ludwig, author of Ginny Moon) with a unique hero who will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

 

賈斯柏是個跟單親爸爸相依為命的十三歲少年,他執著於數字和規律、無法忍受周遭環境的突然變動,也完全沒有辨識人類臉孔的能力。他還擁有一種叫作「聯覺」的天賦,讓他聽見聲音的同時也會看到屬於該種聲音的色彩,因此展現出優異的觀察力與美術才華,卻同時使他難以承受任何帶有「醜陋顏色」的雜音。不善與人溝通的他,在學校沒有朋友,爸爸對他的特殊狀況也束手無策。
 
有一天,街上搬來了一位年輕女子碧翠絲。她在深夜播放吵雜的音樂,還用飼料引來大批野鳥,讓鄰居頭痛不已。但賈斯柏很喜歡她,因為她讓鸚鵡在院子裡築巢下蛋,因為她不介意他熱切地談論他的鳥類觀察日記,也因為她的聲音在他聽來,是和他過世的媽媽相近的天藍色。碧翠絲開始偶爾擔任賈斯柏的臨時保母、成為他唯一的朋友,賈斯柏的爸爸也樂見他終於願意與外人交流。
 
但是,三個月後,碧翠絲失蹤了。
然後,有人在附近的野林發現她的大行李箱,裡面藏著她的屍體。
而賈斯柏告訴警察,爸爸曾偷偷去過碧翠絲家,還丟掉一堆沾血的衣服和尖刀。
 
警方質疑他的證詞、社工擔心他在家裡的安危、爸爸百口莫辯地反駁,卻沒有人真正理解賈斯柏形容的那些聲音、那些顏色──甚至連他自己也愈來愈不確定,認不出任何人臉孔的自己,當時到底看見了誰?他努力將記憶中混亂複雜的色彩轉譯成他人能夠理解的語言,還原碧翠絲消失的那一夜所發生的一切,但那個利用他的弱點逃過指認、仍然隱匿在他身邊的凶手,會不擇手段地阻止他……

The Color of Bee Larkham's Murder

$630
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