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A review by menfrommarrs
Kar Melekleri by James Thompson
4.0
Had I not won a “first reads” book by James Thompson, I might never have discovered him, and now I'm glad I have.
This book is not the one I won, but since I am obsessive about reading books in order, I HAD to read this one first. Next is [b:Lucifer's Tears|8854839|Lucifer's Tears (Inspector Kari Vaara, #2)|James Thompson|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Mk%2BPHN3VL._SL75_.jpg|13729960].
With this twisting mystery, I was not only introduced to a talented author, but to a whole new world and culture(or two), and to a very promising Inspector Vaara series.
Thompson describes so well the depressive sunless cold of Finland during Kaamos and its stoic inhabitants, that you will put an extra blanket on your bed and make sure that the hairs on the back of your neck are covered.
This book is not the one I won, but since I am obsessive about reading books in order, I HAD to read this one first. Next is [b:Lucifer's Tears|8854839|Lucifer's Tears (Inspector Kari Vaara, #2)|James Thompson|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Mk%2BPHN3VL._SL75_.jpg|13729960].
With this twisting mystery, I was not only introduced to a talented author, but to a whole new world and culture(or two), and to a very promising Inspector Vaara series.
Thompson describes so well the depressive sunless cold of Finland during Kaamos and its stoic inhabitants, that you will put an extra blanket on your bed and make sure that the hairs on the back of your neck are covered.