Odd Singsaker (6 books in series)
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review 1: I was attracted to this book for two reasons. First, I enjoy Scandinavian thrillers and second, part of this book is set in Richmond, Va. I felt this was a strong debut thriller and although I suspected the killer, I did not guess for sure. There are plenty of potential suspects....
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review 1: A fascinating book that juggles locations and times to build a mental image for the reader. As things come together, the story is never quite what it seems. It has many colorful characters from wicked old maids to frustrating bureaucrats. The murders are grisly, the action is exc...
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review 1: Well done for a first book, though sometimes felt like it could have been tightened up. I grew impatient with the sections based in the 1500s. The story could have been told without them. A few bits (eg, the chandelier scene) stretched my "willing suspension of disbelief," but ov...
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review 1: This is an intriguing mystery, handled well enough that the spanning of continents and centuries adds interest rather than confusion. I really liked the offbeat Norwegian police detective, and the American one, and the interplay between them. I also loved the parts that took plac...
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review 1: A compelling debut from Jorgen Brekke. Since I lived in Richmond, this book caught my eye and I'm sure glad it did. How delicious is it to have a macabre murder in the Edgar Allen Poe Museum? Or, at least for me, a similar murder in a library? This book actually has three mai...
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review 1: Being from Richmond, VA, where part of this novel took place, I was interested to read it. I noticed that the author got things very slightly wrong (calling Monument Avenue "Monument Street", for example) (we natives simply refer to it as "Monument", actually) and placing a Victo...