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De Killing (2012)

by David Hewson(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

De Boekerij

series

The Killing

review 1: Thoroughly enjoyed this delicious, long, and exciting story line. I didn't see much of the TV series so the killer ( who was not the same person as TV anyway) still came as a surprise. You've got to be flexible though ; there are so many twists and turns here you have to stay on the ball. My problem is that much of the reading was at bedtime and it was , especially as we neared the denouement , difficult to keep up. The central character, Sarah Lund, of the famous jumpers, is an incredibly complexly drawn character. Hewson doesn't over write at any time, she speaks ( or doesn't speak) for herself. As in life, we have to sometimes figure out people's actions and inner motives and so too here with several of the main characters. If you want to be engrossed in something that ... moreisn't over with in five minutes then read this book.
review 2: I have never read a book written from a TV series then turned into a book. Initially it dose not make sense. 'The book usually being better than the film!' This is an exception to the rule! The plot twists and turns relentlessly, and I can see how the TV series was plotted and paced through the chapters. The tiny problem I found with this, was that I could judge that they had no found the murderer, even though an arrest had been made, because I could see that I still had say four pages a head of me, and I knew the book could not possibly come to an end yet.That is a small quibble, in what is ultimately a solid piece of entertainment!As a side note to my review. The lead Detective felt to me like she suffered from some form of autism! Interesting use character trait! less

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