A diabolical mastermind
works behind the scenes to protect his secrets and extract a terrible
revenge in this first book in a new Nordic crime thriller series.
Esther
de Laurenti has retired, drinks too much, and lives in her large family
home with apartments that she rents out. She's now turned her attention
toward writing a mystery novel and gives fabulous parties with all
sorts of artsy type friends. Things take a horrible turn when one of her
tenants, Julie Stender, is gruesomely murdered in a manner that is
almost copied directly from Esther's unpublished manuscript. Copenhagen
police detectives, Jeppe Korner and Anette Werner, are assigned the case
and immediately the investigation becomes extremely complicated.
Unfortunately, Julie is just the first victim in this complex and very
twisted story. NO SPOILERS.
Don't you just love finding a new
series with great, multifaceted characters who beg to be known? I
enjoyed the relationship between Jeppe and Anette -- they have such
distinct personalities and their partnership is one of opposites barely
tolerating each other as they work together. Jeppe is messed up after
his divorce and Anette seems to have the much more forceful attitude.
There are many additional characters in this novel with some very
disturbing traits and plenty of red herrings as they probe into the
identity of the killer. There are many grisly descriptions along the way
but I did love the details about the city of Copenhagen and surrounding
areas. I'm eager to see what the two detectives will be doing next and
so I will be reading the second book in the series immediately.
Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery/Scout Press for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend.
This is the first in a new series that should be read from the beginning.
Genre - Nordic crime thriller
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