Wizard Confidential

Ukuphonsa nokuphula icala edolobheni eligcwele abenzi botshwala, amaphoyisa abonakele, kanye nama-vampire. Ungasindisa umlingani wakho ngaphambi kokuba umthakathi abhubhise iSeattle?

I-"Wizard Confidential" iyinoveli ye-noir yasemadolobheni exhumanayo ebhalwe ngu-Anthony Eichenlaub, lapho ukukhetha kwakho kulawula khona indaba. Isekelwe ngokuphelele kumbhalo, amagama angu-210,000 kanye namakhulu ezinketho, ngaphandle kwezithombe noma imisindo, eqhutshwa amandla amakhulu angenakuvinjelwa omcabango wakho.

ISeattle, 1927. Uyiso eliyimfihlo edolobheni eligcwele izimfihlo. Ama-Bootlegger agijima izikebhe zejubane ngaphesheya komngcele ukuze anikeze ama-speakeasies nama-jazz club; amaqembu ayadubula emigwaqweni emnyama; kanti ama-copper agwegwele kakhulu kunamasela. Ubugebengu akuyona yodwa into ecashe emigwaqweni yaseSeattle enenkungu: kukhona ama-werewolves, ama-vampire, kanye nabathakathi. Isakhamuzi esihlakaniphile sigwema ubumnyama.

Kubi kakhulu kubo ukuthi awuhlakaniphe ngokwanele ukuba uhlehle - nokuthi ungumthakathi omuhle kakhulu nawe. Uphula amacala angekho omunye umuntu angawenza, futhi njengamanje, unezinkulu. IHholo Lomasipala lifuna uphenye umholi wenyunyana yangaphandle kwedolobha ongaphezu kwalokho okubonakalayo. I-Dry Squad ifuna ukuthi usize ekutholeni iqembu elidumile labadayisi botshwala ngaphambi kokuba i-Fed ifike. Wena? Ufuna ukuthola umlingani wakho, olahlekile ngaphansi kwezimo ezingaqondakali kakhulu kunanoma yimaphi amanye amacala akho.

Kodwa omkhulu kunawo wonke lawo macala ahlanganisiwe ngumthakathi oyisigebengu obelokhu evelela edolobheni. Ungubani? Kungani ehlala ebonakala lapho into enkulu iwa? Ufunani? Futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, yini ayaziyo wena ongayazi? Ikusasa lomuzi lisengozini, futhi nguwe wedwa ongalisindisa.

- Dlala njengowesilisa, owesifazane, noma ongeyena owesibili; gay, straight, noma bi
- Xazulula amacala ngobuhlakani, izibhakela, ubuhle, umlingo, noma umsebenzi omuhle we-gumshoe wakudala.
- Uthando lomculi we-jazz oshisayo onomndeni ogcwele izimfihlo; umhleli wenyunyana ovusa isiphithiphithi, noma isisebenzi se-City Hall esinobuciko futhi esinobungane

- Sebenzisa umlingo ukulawula izimo, ukuqamba amanga, noma ukubikezela ikusasa.
- Yakha i-ejensi yakho yabaseshi ibe yinkulu kunazo zonke edolobheni - uma ungasindisa umlingani wakho!
- Letha umlayezo womhleli wezisebenzi kubantu njengompetha wesigaba sabasebenzi, noma uqede inyunyana bese uzihlanganisa nabantu abaphezulu bedolobha.
- Shintshanisa izinhlamvu namaqhinga namaqembu adumile aseSeattle, uqede iqembu lokuthengisa utshwala, noma uhlale phezu kwempi bese uphuma unuka njengezimbali.
- Lwa nomthakathi oyingozi ngekusasa lomuzi.

Kulezi zitaladi ezinonya, okuwukuphela kwento enzima kunama-vampire nguwe.