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A review by books4biana
1222 by Anne Holt
I have not read any of the other books in the Hanne Wilhelmsen series, this was my first. I was drawn to the vibrant blue cover.
A train derails in the icy mountains of Norway and the passengers are bustled off to a local inn. This is a secluded mountain town, fortunately with helpful residents and a hotel large enough to accommodate over 100 passengers.
Naturally, troubles get stirred. Mystery abounds. Will our grumpy, retired police detective rise to the occasion? She hesitates, tells people to Go Away. But they persist and now she's investigating a murder essentially in a locked room. Which one of her companions did this dastardly thing? Before long, another dead body is found. Will there be another?
I quickly thought of "And Then There Were None", the classic by Dame Agatha Christie. Oddly enough, so did Hanne. People are getting restless and some revolt happens, tempers rise, racism peaks, relationships bud, and Hanne's heart starts to melt a little.
A train derails in the icy mountains of Norway and the passengers are bustled off to a local inn. This is a secluded mountain town, fortunately with helpful residents and a hotel large enough to accommodate over 100 passengers.
Naturally, troubles get stirred. Mystery abounds. Will our grumpy, retired police detective rise to the occasion? She hesitates, tells people to Go Away. But they persist and now she's investigating a murder essentially in a locked room. Which one of her companions did this dastardly thing? Before long, another dead body is found. Will there be another?
I quickly thought of "And Then There Were None", the classic by Dame Agatha Christie. Oddly enough, so did Hanne. People are getting restless and some revolt happens, tempers rise, racism peaks, relationships bud, and Hanne's heart starts to melt a little.