Waterstones Fatal Isles
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Brand: Waterstones
Description: SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTHFEATURED IN THE TIMES' BEST CRIME BOOKS ROUND-UPWINNER OF THE PETRONA AWARD 2022** Don't miss the next case for DI Karen Eiken Hornby. CRUEL TIDES is available to pre-order now**A remote island. A brutal murder. A secret hidden in the past. In the middle of the North Sea, between the UK and Denmark, lies the beautiful and rugged island nation of Doggerland. Detective Inspector Karen Eiken Hornby has returned to the main island, Heimö, after many years in London and has worked hard to become one of the few female police officers in Doggerland. So, when she wakes up in a hotel room next to her boss, Jounas Smeed, she knows she's made a big mistake. But things are about to get worse: later that day, Jounas's ex-wife is found brutally murdered. And Karen is the only one who can give him an alibi. The news sends shockwaves through the tight-knit island community, and with no leads and no obvious motive for the murder, Karen struggles to find the killer in a race against time. Soon she starts to suspect that the truth might lie in Doggerland's history. And the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes that even small islands can hide deadly secrets.' This first novel in a proposed trilogy has terrific characters as well as effectively inventing a newgenre, Anglo-Nordic noir' JOAN SMITH, SUNDAY TIMES'A cracking police procedural set in a richly described isolated island community' IRISH INDEPENDENT'A suspenseful and intriguing story that combines the best of British crime writing tradition with Nordic noir. Doggerland is a unique and alluring universe that I can't wait to revisit' CAMILLA GREBE. Waterstones Fatal Isles - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9781785768378
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ISBN: 9781785768378
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Author: Joan C
Rating: 5
Review: What a great series this is. Doggerland - the land between UK & Europe that sank long ago, and this writer has set her gripping detective series in the remnants of Doggerland, in the present day.. I have read 1 & 2, and can't wait to start number 3, Great atmosphere, plot and writing. Highly recommended.
Author: Jomodu
Rating: 3
Review: I cannot really understand the plaudits for this book over and above many other similar books of this genre. I love reading and watching Scandi Noir. Apart from the story line and crime procedural I enjoy soaking in the atmosphere of the setting, everyday life, community and character of the people and so forth. Unfortunately, for me, the book lacks this - concentrating on descriptive detail, profiles of the people involved with flashbacks. But I get no feeling for the surroundings. Plenty of raw facts, obviously, but no sense or atmosphere of the environment surrounding them. It’s as if the author has written a book describing an imaginative film running through her mind. Many films are based on a book. This is a book as if written from a film! Sorry, but many Scandi Noir authors are better at this - knowing how to write more concisely and create atmosphere so the reader has a feeling for the people, country and community in which the book is based - while maintaining the main aspects of the story. That for me is the crux of Scandi Noir as a genre. I KNOW Doggerland is a made-up place but what is the point? I read this book, and have book 2 and the proposed third book on my read list. Will I read them? Perhaps. I give praise to anyone who can write a novel - so 2 stars. Plus another as her vocabulary and detailed description of things such as the inside the rooms of a house are brilliant. Another star for that.
