L'uomo che odiava i martedì

The cover, the title and the blurb all conspired to draw me towards this book. It even had some great reviews. And it is one of my favourite genres - Scandi noir. But, blimey, it was hard work! This book was very long. I was reading it over 3 days which is very unusual. This book was also very slooow Leggi tutto

Un caso di Barbarotti che prende fin dalle prime pagine. Un cold case riaperto per il ritrovamento di un corpo che richiama un caso irrisolto di 35 anni prima. Si scava tra interrogatori, nelle vite dei sei protagonisti e nella mente di Barbarotti. Ben scritto e interessante.

Dieser Krimi hat einen interessanten Schreibstil. Es hat zwar etwas gedauert bis ich drin war, aber dann hat es sich gut lesen lassen. Die Handlung war krass. Echt, mehr mag ich gar nicht dazu sagen. Was in so nem Buch alles passieren kann... Einzig die Charaktere haben mir nicht so gut gefallen. Sie Leggi tutto

The Lonely Ones is as much psychology as it is crime mystery. I really enjoyed it. There are six main characters in the book, all close friends, yet improbably it seems that one, Maria, is pushed off a cliff by one of the others. Accidental Death is the official verdict at the time but when, 35 year Leggi tutto

I read so many crime novels that I am always thrilled when I find a fully original take, in this case the fact that we don’t know for sure whether there IS a crime until the final few pages. Here for it. Beautifully translated, as ever, and Nesser’s forensically detailed observations about human nat Leggi tutto