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Death Of The Demon (1995)

by Anne Holt(Favorite Author)
3.52 of 5 Votes: 1
ISBN
1451634927 (ISBN13: 9781451634921)
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English
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Scribner
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Hanne Wilhelmsen
review 1: Ačkoliv Smrt démona není moc obsáhlá, je psaná svižným tempem a na kvalitě jí to rozhodně neubírá. Jediné, co vás může od plynulého čtení trochu rozptýlit, je občasný problém s rozlišením některých pohledů. Kdy až po jednom odstavci zjistíte, že už čtete zase o někom jiném. Ovšem to by vás rozhodně nemělo odradit od přečtení tak skvělé knihy, jakou Smrt démona bezesporu je.Jak to u severských detektivek bývá, i zde máme podstrčené sociální téma. Tentokrát jde o závažnou otázku zasahování státu do péče o děti. Máme možnost nahlédnout do myšlenek ženy, která je nucena sama vychovávat dítě bez pomoci svého okolí.
review 2: It's a pity the Anne Holt books are not coming out in English in th
... moree order in which they were written - but worth putting out of your mind what you might know about what is going to happen, eventually, to Hanne! This one is her first case after promotion, and involves a murder in a foster care home. There are red herrings galore, and a vivid picture of a disturbing dysfunctional mother-child relationship (which I think is similar to something in a later book of hers). The blurb on the back of this edition gives the game away a bit. Not sure what I think about the real murderer not being uncovered, although we know by the end who it was - Hanne has made a mistake but the case appears to have been solved and the wrong person is accused (and going to be convicted, presumably). Hanne is an interesting and difficult character - her later career makes a little more sense in the context of this earlier story. less
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Brisa
I found the translation didn't make for easy reading. I also thought the ending rather predictable.
sreya
The twist at the end just barely saved this book from being only average.
red2211
Well-written, nicely done characters. Above average mystery/crime novel.
fala
Really interesting start then completely petered out.
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