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marblemenow's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kiramke's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
3.75
Good mystery story, as always. But either someone skimped on editing or the translator has very interesting ideas about adverb placement in english.
andrew61's review against another edition
3.0
This is the fourth in the Icelandic series about police officer Ari Thor. In this story there are two plots proceeding , one pursued by the newspaper reporter Isrun from the last book who is looking into the abduction of a young child and random murder in a hit and run of the son of a politician, while Ari stuck in his town ( that is quarantined because of a virus) is looking at a historic apparent suicide from the 50's.
This is a very readable series with an interesting set of characters. I'd say that I'm looking forward to the next book but as I've read it already due to translating vagaries I'll have to get the latest soon, although I would like them to maybe get a bit darker.
This is a very readable series with an interesting set of characters. I'd say that I'm looking forward to the next book but as I've read it already due to translating vagaries I'll have to get the latest soon, although I would like them to maybe get a bit darker.
mstefanak's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
thebooktrail88's review against another edition
5.0
On the tour for this fantastic book so a quick one here -
Brilliant brilliant. Best one yet. Go and buy. You won't regret
End of review ;)
And today I'm on the blog tour so here's the longer version:
AND the Literary Travel Agency Travel to Iceland
Maybe the strap line to this book should read ‘Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Siglufjörður..” as like in the jaws of that famous shark, this book has just as much bite and shock factor. This great white is a vast icy landscape which chills to the core and I have been looking forward to going back there and was not disappointed. It’s even more claustrophobic and eerie than the last time I was there. A cold case, a weird cold case with people disappearing from an isolated fjord, the crux this time is a local policeman and an outsider – a journalist no less – tackling sensitive issues amongst those who have lived there for years.
Very clever to merge an historical case with a modern day mystery – icy hard snowballs bombard you from each and every angle, icicles bomb down from above – that’s how reading this book feels to be. There is an underlying current of evil, of hardcore death and murder, of a mystery unfurling across the centuries, and of isolation putting up one ice wall after another to keep out anyone who dares enter.
Everything can turn on a knife edge in this Dark Iceland and it’s becoming an obsession of mine. So much depth and intrigue in a relatively short read – at 244 pages in the print copy, that is no easy feat. Chillingly brilliant.
Brilliant brilliant. Best one yet. Go and buy. You won't regret
End of review ;)
And today I'm on the blog tour so here's the longer version:
AND the Literary Travel Agency Travel to Iceland
Maybe the strap line to this book should read ‘Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Siglufjörður..” as like in the jaws of that famous shark, this book has just as much bite and shock factor. This great white is a vast icy landscape which chills to the core and I have been looking forward to going back there and was not disappointed. It’s even more claustrophobic and eerie than the last time I was there. A cold case, a weird cold case with people disappearing from an isolated fjord, the crux this time is a local policeman and an outsider – a journalist no less – tackling sensitive issues amongst those who have lived there for years.
Very clever to merge an historical case with a modern day mystery – icy hard snowballs bombard you from each and every angle, icicles bomb down from above – that’s how reading this book feels to be. There is an underlying current of evil, of hardcore death and murder, of a mystery unfurling across the centuries, and of isolation putting up one ice wall after another to keep out anyone who dares enter.
Everything can turn on a knife edge in this Dark Iceland and it’s becoming an obsession of mine. So much depth and intrigue in a relatively short read – at 244 pages in the print copy, that is no easy feat. Chillingly brilliant.
jaranatalia's review against another edition
mysterious
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? Yes
3.5
heybender's review against another edition
2.0
my least favorite of the series so far. not really an ari thor book, most of the book seems to focus on the isrun story line and the child abduction. there is a somewhat clumsy tying together the two plot lines but i was looking forward to reading about an ari thor investigation in siglufjordur and not a tale of isrun navigating the reykjavik media/political landscape.
cosmicola's review against another edition
4.0
miały być 3 gwiazdki (w połowie trochę zwątpiłam w świetność tej książki), ale ostatecznie są 4 - zakończenie było dobre. bardzo lubię mroczny, chłodny, północny klimat i taki sam styl pisania. całkiem dobra zabawa, chociaż osobiście wolałabym to zobaczyć w formie filmu/serialu. nie mniej, dobra rozrywka.