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Leichenblässe

Simon Beckett

3.98 AVERAGE


Dödens viskningar är (eller var) en av de varmaste hyllvärmarna i hyllan. Jag råkade ju köpa den utan att vara medveten om att den är tredje delen i en serie och då har den helt enkelt blivit stående där, övergiven. Det var ett tag sedan jag läste den dramatiska andra delen så när jag fick en lucka i planeringen tyckte jag att det äntligen kunde vara dags att hälsa på David Hunter igen. Läs mer på min blogg
adventurous dark informative mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

twelve_thesecond's review

3.0
dark informative tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark informative tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

So this novel takes a different approach and have to say am not sure it fully works. This time its a more contemporary style thriller about a serial killer (which is what I like), however this story really feels long and drawn out, so by the time you get to the final twist - it's basically a bit of a let down. Overall it seems like this is a first attempt at this style of storytelling, certainly nothing like his first novel. Overall 3 stars, not bad for a raining afternoon but no real sparks for me.....
adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Sehr spannend und vor allem hervorragend gelesen von Johannes Steck. Man darf sich halt nicht ekeln lassen von den vielen genauen Beschreibungen der Leichen. Ein kleiner Punkteabzug für das Clichee "Ermittler von Chefs nicht geduldet"
challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Dieser Teil hat mir bisher am besten gefallen. Nicht nur, weil es einen spannenden Ortswechsel gibt, sondern weil es eine Freude ist, die Entwicklung sowohl des Autors als auch seines Protagonisten zu beobachten. Die Teile aus Sicht des Täters sind einige der Neuerungen die besonders gelungen sind. Echt empfehlenswerte Reihe!
dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes