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jmatkinson1 's review for:
For the Missing
by Lina Bengtsdotter
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.