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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
dark
hopeful
mysterious
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:
No
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ο συγγραφέας έχει αποδείξει επανειλημμένα ότι γράφει καλά αστυνομικά με ενδιαφέρουσα πλοκή και αυτό δεν ξεφεύγει από τον κανόνα.
Όπως και στα άλλα της σειράς (τα οποία δυστυχώς έχουν εκδοθεί εκτός σειράς στα ελληνικά) στη ρίζα της υπόθεσης βρίσκεται το παρελθόν ενώ ο συγγραφέας θίγει και κάποιο θέμα που απασχολεί την κοινωνία χωρίς να ξεφεύγει από το καθαρόαιμο αστυνομικό.
Η πλοκή κρατάει τον αναγνώστη και ο ρυθμός είναι γρήγορος κάνοντας τις σελίδες να τρέχουν.
Οι φίλοι του επιθεωρητή Βίστιν σίγουρα θα μείνουν ευχαριστημένοι.
Όπως και στα άλλα της σειράς (τα οποία δυστυχώς έχουν εκδοθεί εκτός σειράς στα ελληνικά) στη ρίζα της υπόθεσης βρίσκεται το παρελθόν ενώ ο συγγραφέας θίγει και κάποιο θέμα που απασχολεί την κοινωνία χωρίς να ξεφεύγει από το καθαρόαιμο αστυνομικό.
Η πλοκή κρατάει τον αναγνώστη και ο ρυθμός είναι γρήγορος κάνοντας τις σελίδες να τρέχουν.
Οι φίλοι του επιθεωρητή Βίστιν σίγουρα θα μείνουν ευχαριστημένοι.
challenging
dark
mysterious
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:
Yes
When a severed foot is washed up on the Norwegian shoreline it doesn't seem particularly important but when a second and a third appear the police draft in Wisting. His daughter Line is working on a new profile of murderers recently released from prison and one of these is related to one of the missing people whose foot has been found. As Wisting investigates further he finds a connection between all the victims and a hoard of missing money.
This is rerelease of an older novel in the William Wisting series but is no less excellent for that. The Wisting novels are not as dark as some scans-crime but are twisty enough to satisfy. I would have preferred to read in order - Line doesn't have a child here and Wisting does have a relationship - but otherwise excellent in its field!
This is rerelease of an older novel in the William Wisting series but is no less excellent for that. The Wisting novels are not as dark as some scans-crime but are twisty enough to satisfy. I would have preferred to read in order - Line doesn't have a child here and Wisting does have a relationship - but otherwise excellent in its field!
I'll admit crime isn't my cup of tea normally, but this just felt so dull? The thrill that I've come to associate with the genre wasn't there for me, and there were wayyyy too many characters to try and remember. Maybe I'm just too forgetful a reader for stories like these, idk. It didn't quite work for me.
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
“People who are in such an extreme situation that they commit murder, …”
“… probably don’t think so rationally that they take into account the possibility of punishment before they kill”
By the time the fourth left shoe complete with the grisly remnants of a human left foot washed up on the Norwegian shore line, it was obvious to police inspector William Wisting that he was dealing with far more than a marine accident or unrelated drowning deaths. DREGS is a workmanlike, well-composed police procedural that takes a current investigation into the past and uncovers multiple crimes, conspiracy, revenge and greed. The positive interpretation of my characterization “workmanlike” may be understood to indicate a well-crafted, reasonably linear plot that moves along at a respectable pace and retains a reader’s interest. On the other hand, it may also be interpreted to indicate a somewhat more mundane story that never fully engages a reader and certainly never aspires to reach thriller status or an atmosphere that may be called gripping or compelling. Both apply.
It’s worth noting that the side bar story of Wisting’s journalist daughter and her compilation of a feature story on the efficacy of prison incarceration as a deterrent to first-time serious criminal activity or subsequent recidivism is rather interesting and thought-provoking in its own right.
Enjoyable and recommended for fans of Scandinavian noir fiction.
Paul Weiss
“… probably don’t think so rationally that they take into account the possibility of punishment before they kill”
By the time the fourth left shoe complete with the grisly remnants of a human left foot washed up on the Norwegian shore line, it was obvious to police inspector William Wisting that he was dealing with far more than a marine accident or unrelated drowning deaths. DREGS is a workmanlike, well-composed police procedural that takes a current investigation into the past and uncovers multiple crimes, conspiracy, revenge and greed. The positive interpretation of my characterization “workmanlike” may be understood to indicate a well-crafted, reasonably linear plot that moves along at a respectable pace and retains a reader’s interest. On the other hand, it may also be interpreted to indicate a somewhat more mundane story that never fully engages a reader and certainly never aspires to reach thriller status or an atmosphere that may be called gripping or compelling. Both apply.
It’s worth noting that the side bar story of Wisting’s journalist daughter and her compilation of a feature story on the efficacy of prison incarceration as a deterrent to first-time serious criminal activity or subsequent recidivism is rather interesting and thought-provoking in its own right.
Enjoyable and recommended for fans of Scandinavian noir fiction.
Paul Weiss