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lise_wejlby's review against another edition
4.0
Bogen var frygtelig tung at komme i gang med. Selv om jeg læste den på dansk, var sprogtonen anderledes. Heldigvis var jeg langt væk hjemmefra, og jeg havde intet andet at læse i. Ellers er jeg ikke sikker på, at jeg havde læst bogen færdig. Men den endte med at være helt OK, og de andre bøger i serien får klart en chance
daed's review against another edition
3.0
En general buena historia, pero al autor agotó toda la acción y suspenso en la primera parte, dejando la segunda parte un poco aburrida.
diszie's review against another edition
4.0
THOSE TWISTS WERE CRAZY! I did not see any of that coming. Such a good storyline.
The writing/writing style at the beginning really bothered me. It might be because it was being translated from French to English. That being said, the overall story made up for it and the writing got significantly better later on.
The writing/writing style at the beginning really bothered me. It might be because it was being translated from French to English. That being said, the overall story made up for it and the writing got significantly better later on.
greathornedowl's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
beastreader's review against another edition
4.0
Alex Prevost is beautiful. The type of beauty that all the guys notice. Thus at first Alex showed no concern when she noticed a man following her. That is until it was too late. Alex was walking home when she is suddenly grabbed from behind and thrown into the back of a van.
She awakes to find herself in an abandoned warehouse. Her captor orders Alex to strip and puts her in a cage. He leaves Alex suspended six feet in the air. He tells Alex that he wants to watch her die. She will die a slow death. That is unless the rats get her first.
Police Commandant Camille Verhoeven has been sent by his boss to help out with the kidnapping of Alex. Camille is good at his job. It is just that after the kidnapping of his wife who was eight months pregnant, Camille has no interest in dealing with cases unless the death is final for the victim. However Camille will do everything in his power to try and find Alex alive.
This book is the second one in the Verhoeven trilogy. I have not read the first book but this one can be read as a stand alone novel. I give it up to the author for writing a really, good story. Two for the translator for translating the story well. It did not read choppy or that it was written in another language.
Also, I like that time was spent equally on the investigation and the kidnapping. With alternating chapters for Camille and Alex. Sometimes I read a murder or suspense mystery and you will not believe how many times the focus is spent on the investigation and not the crime. It is like the author does not want to spend too much time on the crime for fear of giving away too many details about the suspect and the reader figuring it out too early in the story. To tell you the true, most readers who are a fan of this genre will have figured it out anyways or occasionally will have not figured it out but will keep reading until the end if the story is good. This book had great characters and a nice storyline.
She awakes to find herself in an abandoned warehouse. Her captor orders Alex to strip and puts her in a cage. He leaves Alex suspended six feet in the air. He tells Alex that he wants to watch her die. She will die a slow death. That is unless the rats get her first.
Police Commandant Camille Verhoeven has been sent by his boss to help out with the kidnapping of Alex. Camille is good at his job. It is just that after the kidnapping of his wife who was eight months pregnant, Camille has no interest in dealing with cases unless the death is final for the victim. However Camille will do everything in his power to try and find Alex alive.
This book is the second one in the Verhoeven trilogy. I have not read the first book but this one can be read as a stand alone novel. I give it up to the author for writing a really, good story. Two for the translator for translating the story well. It did not read choppy or that it was written in another language.
Also, I like that time was spent equally on the investigation and the kidnapping. With alternating chapters for Camille and Alex. Sometimes I read a murder or suspense mystery and you will not believe how many times the focus is spent on the investigation and not the crime. It is like the author does not want to spend too much time on the crime for fear of giving away too many details about the suspect and the reader figuring it out too early in the story. To tell you the true, most readers who are a fan of this genre will have figured it out anyways or occasionally will have not figured it out but will keep reading until the end if the story is good. This book had great characters and a nice storyline.
yliimehenry's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely fantastic, particularly the second half.
jacki_f's review against another edition
4.0
An attractive young woman is abducted on the streets of Paris. A witness sees her being bundled into an anonymous white van, but no one knows who she is or where she has been taken. Camille Verhoeven (a male detective) is assigned the case, despite disturbing parallels in the abduction of his wife several years earlier. Gradually, through extensive police work, the detectives close in on the case and uncover the motivations of the kidnapper. In alternative chapters, we are shown what Alex, the kidnap victim, is going through - trapped and left to die in a small cage in a remote location.
This is a fast paced thriller which is broken into three distinct parts. The plot is cleverly constructed. Each part leads the reader to totally re-evaluate everything that they've read until now and to see the characters in quite different lights to how they were presented earlier. There are some very clever twists along the way.
The book was originally written in French and is the middle book in a trilogy (although a fourth book is apparently now planned), but is the first to be translated into english. Although there is the occasional clunky sentence, for the most part you don't notice it, which I think is the mark of a good translation.
This is a fast paced thriller which is broken into three distinct parts. The plot is cleverly constructed. Each part leads the reader to totally re-evaluate everything that they've read until now and to see the characters in quite different lights to how they were presented earlier. There are some very clever twists along the way.
The book was originally written in French and is the middle book in a trilogy (although a fourth book is apparently now planned), but is the first to be translated into english. Although there is the occasional clunky sentence, for the most part you don't notice it, which I think is the mark of a good translation.
zare_i's review against another edition
5.0
This was one of the best detective stories I ever read.
Author manages to write in a such a intriguing way that reader just cannot put the book down. Switching from the titular Alex's story-line to detective Camille's and his team was written in a way that momentum is never lost, reader is not bombarded with filler-only chapters which I appreciate very much. Every chapter has its purpose and, man, there are so many twists. Dialogue and characters are excellent - entire detective team comes out so tightly knit, it's like they are married :) Ways different personalities are described - trust me it will make you laugh every so often. Every pettiness that you can expect from people - it's present here. This makes all characters grounded and realistic.
I wont go into story details here but this is one of those books that are so impactful that re-read needs to take place after couple of years (what I call Sixth Sense syndrome). This is the only downside for me.
This being first book I read about detective Camille I am on a lookout for more (apparently it is a trilogy). Camille proudly takes his place in elite group of eccentric and very capable detectives. It is a joy to watch him as he fights his battles with his superiors, subordinates, trying to keep calm when encountering the worst that people can do and generally gets annoyed when he is lied to or when he needs to do something he things is beneath him. He is so well described that you truly start to worry about him during his dark hours when he needs to fight daemons from his past.
And Camille is just at the head of very interesting set of characters - criminals and cops - from this novel.
Highly recommended. Even if you are not in detective novels and police procedurals give this one a shot - I have a feeling you will like it :)
Author manages to write in a such a intriguing way that reader just cannot put the book down. Switching from the titular Alex's story-line to detective Camille's and his team was written in a way that momentum is never lost, reader is not bombarded with filler-only chapters which I appreciate very much. Every chapter has its purpose and, man, there are so many twists. Dialogue and characters are excellent - entire detective team comes out so tightly knit, it's like they are married :) Ways different personalities are described - trust me it will make you laugh every so often. Every pettiness that you can expect from people - it's present here. This makes all characters grounded and realistic.
I wont go into story details here but this is one of those books that are so impactful that re-read needs to take place after couple of years (what I call Sixth Sense syndrome). This is the only downside for me.
This being first book I read about detective Camille I am on a lookout for more (apparently it is a trilogy). Camille proudly takes his place in elite group of eccentric and very capable detectives. It is a joy to watch him as he fights his battles with his superiors, subordinates, trying to keep calm when encountering the worst that people can do and generally gets annoyed when he is lied to or when he needs to do something he things is beneath him. He is so well described that you truly start to worry about him during his dark hours when he needs to fight daemons from his past.
And Camille is just at the head of very interesting set of characters - criminals and cops - from this novel.
Highly recommended. Even if you are not in detective novels and police procedurals give this one a shot - I have a feeling you will like it :)
triptofun's review against another edition
4.0
Un ottimo thriller: tiene attaccati fino all’ultima pagina e non è per niente scontato. Penso di aver raramente cambiato così tanti pareri sui personaggi nel corso della lettura. Alcune scene sono un po’ disturbanti e non rispondo di eventuali incubi provocati dalla lettura.