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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Boken hade lite otäcka scener... Men annars tyckte jag inte den var så givande. Känns bara att folk är elaka och otäcka varelsr i denna bok. Intressant visst, men när en katt blir mördad då vill jag inte gilla boken.. Kalla mig kortsiktig, men de kan inte döda en hund då också? Nej bara en katt får offras och 4 små kattungar.
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
This is not a book to love the characters or to feel pity for them, they are who they are, moulded by their past and experiences in life; this will make this mystery book more real, approachable and interesting, don’t doubt it.
DI Charlie Lager is investigating a new case, the disappearance of the young girl Annabelle, so she will have to return to her natal village to discover what has happened. This will make her re-think her life and all her choices, the memories of her mother will accompany us through the story, with her ups and downs… This will be one of the most difficult cases of Charlie’s life, but maybe it will make her take a step back for her bad decisions and start taking care of herself.
This case is not easy to read or to get through, a young girl missing that left a party totally drunk and meeting someone before arriving at her parents house, doesn’t sound like it will have a good ending, don’t you think?
Gullspång’s a small village in Sweden, where everyone knows each other and doesn’t like intruders at all, so this will make the police work more difficult, because everyone has something to hide from the fateful night… but who could really have a motive to kill Annabelle?
This is the first book of the series Charlie Lager, and after reading this one, really I can’t wait to discover more about DI Charlie Lager and her investigations. She is not the typical detective and her life is upside down, but she has really good friends on her side and I can’t wait for her to acknowledge them!
Ready to start the search of the young Annabelle?
DI Charlie Lager is investigating a new case, the disappearance of the young girl Annabelle, so she will have to return to her natal village to discover what has happened. This will make her re-think her life and all her choices, the memories of her mother will accompany us through the story, with her ups and downs… This will be one of the most difficult cases of Charlie’s life, but maybe it will make her take a step back for her bad decisions and start taking care of herself.
This case is not easy to read or to get through, a young girl missing that left a party totally drunk and meeting someone before arriving at her parents house, doesn’t sound like it will have a good ending, don’t you think?
Gullspång’s a small village in Sweden, where everyone knows each other and doesn’t like intruders at all, so this will make the police work more difficult, because everyone has something to hide from the fateful night… but who could really have a motive to kill Annabelle?
This is the first book of the series Charlie Lager, and after reading this one, really I can’t wait to discover more about DI Charlie Lager and her investigations. She is not the typical detective and her life is upside down, but she has really good friends on her side and I can’t wait for her to acknowledge them!
Ready to start the search of the young Annabelle?
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Charlie Lager thought she had left her dysfunctional youth behind in Gullspang. Now a successful member of a national crime squad, Charlie has a few problems with drink, prescription drugs and casual sex but she's good at her job. However her team is called in to investigate the disappearance of a young girl from Gullspang, Charlie has to return to her childhood home. She wants to get out as quickly as possible but the past has a habit of catching up with us all.
A new voice in the packed scandal-noir oeuvre but Bengsdotter arrives on a high. This is a nuanced take on the genre with layers to be unveiled and a logical (if somewhat dissatisfying) ending. All the cliches are there, the central cop with a past, the straight man, the dark underbelly of rural Sweden, and yet it all works so well.
A new voice in the packed scandal-noir oeuvre but Bengsdotter arrives on a high. This is a nuanced take on the genre with layers to be unveiled and a logical (if somewhat dissatisfying) ending. All the cliches are there, the central cop with a past, the straight man, the dark underbelly of rural Sweden, and yet it all works so well.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ravna linija.
Nervirala me prepotentna detektivka koja je i alkoholičarka Muka mi je više od tog klišea. Nijedan lik mi se nije dopao. Svi su ili površno opisani ili iritantni. Neke situacije su mi bile nerealne i nije mi se dopalo kako je samo preletela preko nekih delova.
Mislim da je trebalo da liči na roman "Suša" i da se fokusira na karaktere i na atmosferu učmalosti malog mesta, ali meni je ova knjiga baš promašaj. Ništa nećete propustiti ako je zaobiđete
Nervirala me prepotentna detektivka koja je i alkoholičarka Muka mi je više od tog klišea. Nijedan lik mi se nije dopao. Svi su ili površno opisani ili iritantni. Neke situacije su mi bile nerealne i nije mi se dopalo kako je samo preletela preko nekih delova.
Mislim da je trebalo da liči na roman "Suša" i da se fokusira na karaktere i na atmosferu učmalosti malog mesta, ali meni je ova knjiga baš promašaj. Ništa nećete propustiti ako je zaobiđete
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Rape
One of the things I really liked about this is that because Annabelle is merely missing, the majority of the book is old fashioned questioning and sleuthing. It's a good scandi noir thriller and you do feel the sense of urgency as everyone seeks to find the missing girl.
The bit I'm less keen on is Charlie the detective. The blurb says she's brilliant but conflicted. I didn't get a sense of that at all. No one really solved the crime and the sub plot was foiled by Annabelle's dad and the guilt of someone else. I found pretty much all of the characters unlikeable.
I think I'm going to go with a middling vote for this one. I wasn't sold on Charlie but I did really like how the plot was woven together.
The bit I'm less keen on is Charlie the detective. The blurb says she's brilliant but conflicted. I didn't get a sense of that at all. No one really solved the crime and the sub plot was foiled by Annabelle's dad and the guilt of someone else. I found pretty much all of the characters unlikeable.
I think I'm going to go with a middling vote for this one. I wasn't sold on Charlie but I did really like how the plot was woven together.