Danish crime thriller -- a missing child and some very ambiguous leads.
Heloise Kaldan is an investigative journalist with a local paper -- she usually writes articles about business but has recently been doing stories about crimes. She had befriended Detective Erik Schäfer during a prior case he had been working, and now she's found herself involved in the disappearance of a 10-year-old boy from his school in Copenhagen. There's no shortage of possible suspects and clues, but the police are having a difficult time making important connections as they sift through all the information. The child's dire situation is soon linked to the murder of an ex-soldier and nothing is making sense. What happened to Lukas Bjerre?
This plot wasn't quite as good as the first book in the series, but it was entertaining and allowed me to learn more about the the two main characters. Although I really can't say that I like or empathize with Heloise, she is definitely her own person and I am curious to know more. The police detective is a bit more likeable and I wonder why his point of view isn't more prominent as I usually don't like the amateur sleuth journalist type of character and would prefer more procedural than this partnership produces. There was this bit in the book about pareidolia -- a tendency that some have to interpret visual objects in a meaningful way even when there is nothing there. That whole thing really never went anywhere and I'm not sure why it was even included. Anyway, I did enjoy this second installment and will be interested to read the next in the series.
Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend.
This is the second book in the series so read them in order.
Genre - Danish crime thriller
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