THE ENIGMA AFFAIR: A Novel
謎案
內容介紹
《謎案》是具有一流歷史資料背景的現代驚悚小說。一個帶你環球旅行的紙上翻頁器，書中的角色佔據了舞台中心。一個聰明的圖書管理員和一個名叫尼莫的刺客在故事中合作，既有懸疑小說家肯·弗雷特(Ken Folllett)的風格，又有《法櫃奇兵》的元素，和洛維特所寫的任何東西一樣聰明。從頭到尾都充滿驚喜的智能過山車之旅！——M. L. Huie，the Livy Nash historical mysteries的作者
一天早上，小鎮圖書管理員巴頓·哈考特(Patton Harcourt)在製作巧克力蛋糕時遭到攻擊，她別無選擇，只能相信出現在她廚房裡的神秘刺客尼莫(Nemo)。逃離一對德國暴徒的攻擊後，兩人組成了同盟，他們必須試圖破解納粹分子在恩尼格瑪密碼機(Enigma，恩尼格瑪是對二戰時期德國納粹使用的一系列加解密機器的統稱)上留下的一個75年歷史信息，以了解這一切危險的開端。
接著，他們前往英國的布萊切利公園(Bletchley Park)尋求巴頓的舊情人aka密碼專家露絲·德林克沃特(Ruthie Drinkwater)的幫助。很快地，他們三個人發現自己正在逃亡中，他們被警察和英格麗·韋斯(Ingrid Weiss)追捕，英格麗是一位白人至上主義者，試圖解開海因里希·希姆萊(Heinrich Himmler)研究煉金術的秘密。如果巴頓、尼莫和露絲能夠在一連串的危險中倖存下來——從訓練有素的殺手到爆炸，再到被監禁——他們或許能夠阻止英格麗獲得數不清的財富來促進她的種族主義計畫。
在這部對二戰背景進行透徹研究的快節奏驚悚小說中，書中角色包括藝術史學家、博物館講解員和納粹文物收藏家在內的一群格格不入的英雄們必須一起合作，協力阻止一個無情卻足智多謀的對手。巴頓和她的夥伴們在歐洲各地跟時間賽跑，試圖在每一個轉折處擊敗英格麗和她的同夥所展開的一連串複雜的行動。但他們能否抵抗被出賣和來自巴頓過往軍隊經歷的黑暗秘密，完美擊敗英格麗，並發現不為人知的更大秘密呢？
作者介紹
是《紐約時報》暢銷書作家，曾出版過四本小說，包括《書商的故事》(The Bookman's Tale)和《逃離夢境》(Escaping Dreamland)。他的學術著作包括《Lewis Carroll Formed by Faith》和為孩子們著作的《七咒之書》(The Book of the Seven Spells)，以及20部戲劇作品，這些戲劇作品已在全球演出。作為一名前古董書商和狂熱的收藏家，他和妻子珍妮絲(Janice)住在北卡羅來納州的溫斯頓塞勒姆，以及英國的金厄姆村。
作者官網：https://charlielovett.com/
書評
"Rollicking...The pages fly by. This prose mash-up of National Treasure and Indiana Jones is fun escapist fare."—Publishers Weekly
"The Enigma Affair is a modern thriller with first-class historical credentials. A globetrotting page-turner where the characters take center stage. A clever librarian and an assassin named Nemo team up in a story that's part Ken Folllett, part Raiders of the Lost Ark, and as clever as anything Lovett has written. A smart roller-coaster ride from start to finish. I want more books like this one!"—M. L. Huie, author of the Livy Nash historical mysteries
"In the latest from veteran literary mystery writer Charlie Lovett, a professional assassin and a librarian team up to unravel a literary mystery, decipher a coded message from WWII, and fight the fascists. This action-packed adventure gave me serious Raiders of the Lost Ark vibes."—Anne Bogel, creator of Modern Mrs. Darcy and host of What Should I Read Next?
"Wow! This is a roller coaster of a novel, and just like that ride, it delivers thrills and great heights before rolling to a satisfying conclusion. The Enigma Affair has it all: a hitman and an intelligence agent on the run, neo-Nazis, Enigma enthusiasts, broken hearts, an international chase, and a tantalizing mystery. Smashing stuff!"—James R. Benn, author of From the Shadows and other Billy Boyle WWII novels
"With breathtaking, brisk prose that vaults you into the story at a torrid pace, Charlie Lovett's The Enigma Affair throws two unlikely characters together, hitman Nemo and small-town librarian Patton Harcourt, in a veritable collision of opposites, in a suspense-jammed novel that possesses a profusion of labyrinthine twists and turns that it engages on geologic levels. An accomplished writer, Lovett has a sure hand on the wheel of this densely packed thriller, and just when you think he's going to hurl the reader into the void, he pulls back the reins and all the narrative threads dovetail into an exciting and immensely satisfying finish."—Rex Pickett, critically acclaimed author of Sideways and The Archivist