| 词条 | The Echo (novel) |
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| name = The Echo | title_orig = | translator = | image = TheEcho.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = | author = Minette Walters | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = | genre = Crime / Mystery novel | publisher = Pan Books | release_date = 21 February 1997 | media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback) & Audio CD | pages = 343 pp (hardback) | isbn = 0-333-65932-5 | oclc= 36631472 | preceded_by = The Dark Room | followed_by = The Breaker }}The Echo (1997) is the fifth crime novel written by award-winning British crime fiction author Minette Walters. Like all of her books, The Echo is a stand alone (non-series) novel whose characters do not appear in any of her other books.[1] Originally published in English, The Echo has been translated into nine other languages in print and recorded as an ebook in both English and German.[2] SynopsisWhen a homeless man going by the name Billy Blake starves himself to death in the garage of socialite Amanda Powell, journalist Michael Deacon is sent to get the story. Questions abound about Deacon digs into the pasts of both Billy Blake and Amanda Powell: who is Billy Blake? could he be Amanda's previously vanished husband? Why did he choose to starve himself in her garage and in full view of a freezer full of food? Why is Amanda so interested in Billy Blake and why does she pay for his funeral? Along the investigative path, Deacon encounters an unusual cast of characters from Billy's past as well as his own.[1][3][4][5] Main characters
Television adaptationIn 1998 this story was adapted for television by the BBC. The cast featured Clive Owen as Michael Deacon and Joely Richardson as Amanda. The show ran for one season.[6] External links
Notes1. ^1 {{Cite web|url = http://www.minettewalters.co.uk/books/the_echo.htm|title = The Echo|date = 2010|accessdate = December 6, 2015|website = Minette Walters|publisher = |last = |first = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Echo, The}}2. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.worldcat.org/title/echo/oclc/35911884|title = The Echo (Book, 1997)|date = |accessdate = December 6, 2015|website = OCLC Worldcat|publisher = |last = |first = }} 3. ^{{Cite web|url = https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/minette-walters/the-echo/|title = The Echo by Minette Walters|date = January 15, 1997|accessdate = December 6, 2015|website = Kirkus Reviews|publisher = Kirkus|last = |first = }} 4. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.fictiondb.com/author/minette-walters~the-echo~74131~b.htm|title = The Echo by Minette Walters|date = |accessdate = December 6, 2015|website = FictionDB|publisher = |last = |first = }} 5. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-399-14251-2|title = The Echo|date = March 3, 1997|accessdate = December 6, 2015|website = Publisher's Weekly|publisher = |last = |first = }} 6. ^{{Cite web|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182065/?ref_=ttep_ep_tt|title = The Echo (TV Series 1998)|date = |accessdate = December 6, 2015|website = Internet Movie Database (IMDB)|publisher = |last = |first = }} 3 : 1997 British novels|Novels by Minette Walters|Novels about journalists |
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