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A review by kate66
Wolf Pack by Will Dean
3.0
I have a feeling I'm going to be in the minority but just hear me out.
This is my first Tuva Moodyson (I hadn't realised it was a series) although I've read Will Dean's excellent work previously. I have to say it's not essential that you read the earlier ones but I always like to start at the beginning. I think in this case it might help.
However I continued and what started out as a basic murder mystery switched quite shortly into something completely other. In fact I got the impression that the book wasn't really about a murder at all but rather about coping with grief, loss, loneliness and mental health issues. Admirable subjects to tackle but, in my opinion, it was done in such an odd manner it totally missed the mark.
Tuva starts out investigating the murder of a young woman but her role quickly morphs into that of innocent dupe. She certainly doesn't seem to recognise any danger signals whatsoever.
The end (which I obviously won't give away) was, quite frankly laughably ridiculous. It did actually make me snort a couple of times and there was much eye rolling.
This book was clearly not for me. I love a scandi noir but this was far off the mark for me. I was disappointed because I usually find Mr Dean's use of claustrophobic situations really clever but not this time. I am still trying to decide whether to read the first four of this series. Maybe Tuva will grow on me.
This is my first Tuva Moodyson (I hadn't realised it was a series) although I've read Will Dean's excellent work previously. I have to say it's not essential that you read the earlier ones but I always like to start at the beginning. I think in this case it might help.
However I continued and what started out as a basic murder mystery switched quite shortly into something completely other. In fact I got the impression that the book wasn't really about a murder at all but rather about coping with grief, loss, loneliness and mental health issues. Admirable subjects to tackle but, in my opinion, it was done in such an odd manner it totally missed the mark.
Tuva starts out investigating the murder of a young woman but her role quickly morphs into that of innocent dupe. She certainly doesn't seem to recognise any danger signals whatsoever.
The end (which I obviously won't give away) was, quite frankly laughably ridiculous. It did actually make me snort a couple of times and there was much eye rolling.
This book was clearly not for me. I love a scandi noir but this was far off the mark for me. I was disappointed because I usually find Mr Dean's use of claustrophobic situations really clever but not this time. I am still trying to decide whether to read the first four of this series. Maybe Tuva will grow on me.