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A review by tanja_alina_berg
Drømmeløs by Jørgen Brekke, Steven T. Murray
3.0
Rating 3.4* out of 5. This was a perfectly readable thriller. It was a nice read, but I will have forgotten I ever read it within two weeks. Considering I only started keeping track of what I read at the end of 2007, I wonder how many books are in this particular category. Neither spectacular nor aggravating, utterly immemorable.
Inspector Odd Singsaker has had a brain tumour removed and struggles a bit with his memory. He is after a short courtship married to Felicia, from the United States, who helped out on his last case. However, the fly in the ointment is the pregnancy of Felicia's best friend Siri, whom Odd slept with shortly before he met Felicia. The personal developments are the highlights of this book.
There is a murder, of course. A woman is found dead in the snow with her vocal cords removed and a music box playing softly next to her cooling body. The music box is playing an unknown lullaby. Shortly after Julie, a teenager with an affinity for music, disappears while walking her dog. The quest becomes to find her before it is too late.
Intertwined with the current events is that of the life and death of "Jon Blund" (aka the Sandman), a troubadour from Sweden in the late 16th century. His fate is tied to the current events by the thinnest gossamer.
I don't regret reading this, it was a perfect weekend read. It didn't do anything to me though, either positive or negative. There was no reaction, although I did feel my eyes go moist at the very end. Helped by a glass of wine, no doubt.
Inspector Odd Singsaker has had a brain tumour removed and struggles a bit with his memory. He is after a short courtship married to Felicia, from the United States, who helped out on his last case. However, the fly in the ointment is the pregnancy of Felicia's best friend Siri, whom Odd slept with shortly before he met Felicia. The personal developments are the highlights of this book.
There is a murder, of course. A woman is found dead in the snow with her vocal cords removed and a music box playing softly next to her cooling body. The music box is playing an unknown lullaby. Shortly after Julie, a teenager with an affinity for music, disappears while walking her dog. The quest becomes to find her before it is too late.
Intertwined with the current events is that of the life and death of "Jon Blund" (aka the Sandman), a troubadour from Sweden in the late 16th century. His fate is tied to the current events by the thinnest gossamer.
I don't regret reading this, it was a perfect weekend read. It didn't do anything to me though, either positive or negative. There was no reaction, although I did feel my eyes go moist at the very end. Helped by a glass of wine, no doubt.