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Claudia Monroe discovers that life doesn't always favor her dreams when deadly obstacles are thrown on her path to success. As the new owner of OverTheTop Gym, Claudia Monroe struggles to keep her business up and running after her top personal trainer is found murdered. A short time later, one of the trainer's clients is killed in his home. The stakes become personal as a series of threatening events force Claudia to investigate the murders using methods she never imagined. Claudia valiantly attempts solid marketing strategies and best business practices to stay afloat in the fitness industry, while involving her donut eating assistant, Charlene, and the ever stealth detective, Mitch, in her attempts figure out why the murders seem to involve her. Staying alive becomes a fitness goal she fights to achieve. Realizing she can trust very few people, she picks up her game pursuing answers to questions that may keep her alive. Claudia's professional relationship with one of her 'to die for clients' becomes closer when he insists on providing her with increased security measures as the investigation continues. Black cats, black shoes, and dark romances clutter life's journey as Claudia pieces the puzzle together. In the end, none of her protection plans are sufficient enough to save her from the ultimate encounter
编辑推荐
本书以健身房新主人克劳迪娅·门罗为主角,讲述她在教练遇害、客户接连身亡以及一系列威胁事件中被迫自行调查的过程。作品的核心看点在于把创业经营的压力与悬疑追查交织在一起:一边是维持生意运转的现实难题,一边是不断升级的人身风险,推动主角突破原有方式去应对。叙事节奏偏快,冲突密集,适合作为消遣型悬疑读物,在通勤或短假中连续阅读。读者可留意主角在压力下的判断变化,以及人际信任如何被事件重塑。若期待严密推理或社会派深度,本书更偏向情节驱动的轻悬疑,宜以放松心态进入。
适合谁读
适合
- 喜欢快节奏悬疑故事、追求情节张力的读者
- 对健身房或创业背景题材感兴趣的休闲读者
- 希望在通勤或短假中连续阅读消遣的人
- 偏好女性主角主动调查、行动力强的故事读者
不适合
- 期待严密本格推理与公平线索设置的读者
- 对暴力威胁情节较敏感、偏好温和题材的人
- 希望阅读深度社会议题或文学性叙事的读者
阅读建议
- 按章节连续阅读,关注每起事件后主角处境与判断的变化。
- 读时简单记录人物关系与时间线,便于理清威胁事件的关联。
- 把它当作休闲读物,不必过度推敲推理细节,重在跟随节奏。
- 读后可回顾主角在经营与调查之间的取舍,思考信任如何被考验。
目录
- Copyright information
- FOREWORD
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- CHAPTER XV
- CHAPTER XVI
- CHAPTER XVII
- CHAPTER XVIII
- CHAPTER XIX
- CHAPTER XX
- CHAPTER XXI
- CHAPTER XXII
- CHAPTER XXIII
- CHAPTER XXIV
- CHAPTER XXV
- CHAPTER XXVI
- CHAPTER XXVII
- "TOMMY'S DICTIONARY OF THE TRENCHES"
常见问题
这本书是严格的本格推理吗?
不是。从资料看,它更偏向情节驱动的悬疑故事,重点在主角被迫调查、威胁升级与经营压力交织的过程,而非以公平线索挑战读者的严密解谜。若偏好本格推理,阅读预期需要相应调整。
没读过系列前作会影响阅读吗?
资料未说明本书属于系列或需前置阅读。就现有简介看,故事围绕克劳迪娅接手健身房后的连续事件展开,主线相对独立。若书中涉及前情,按叙事提示理解即可,不必过度担心顺序问题。
书中的暴力内容多吗?
简介明确提到教练被谋杀、客户在家中遇害以及一系列威胁事件,说明故事含有暴力与威胁情节,但资料未描述具体描写程度。对这类内容敏感的读者应谨慎选择,或先翻阅相关章节再决定是否继续。
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作者简介
Arthur Guy Empey
作者 · 美国 · 1883–1963
阿瑟·盖伊·恩皮(Arthur Guy Empey,1883—1963)是美国士兵与作家。他因第一次世界大战回忆录《Over the Top》而为人所知,这部作品也是目前库内收录的其唯一一种著作。公开资料有限,他的生平细节大多围绕这部回忆录展开。该书以亲身经历为素材,记述战壕生活与前线见闻,语言直接、节奏紧凑,带有士兵视角的粗粝感与现场感。在中文图书分类中,这部作品被归入励志成长类,常被读者从勇气、责任与个人成长的角度阅读。它既是一份战时个人记录,也因真实坦率的叙述而具有持久的感染力,帮助后世读者理解那一代士兵的处境与心态。