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Review by Chrissi (310515) Rating (8/10) Review
by Chrissi This is a deceptively simple murder investigation which starts with a gruesome finding, a body is driven over by one of the snow cats that reshape and redistribute the snow for a local mountain resort. The resulting mess leads to a clever denouement, but not until we see Rocco in a somewhat poor light, his flaws illustrated in his dealings with his friend Sebastian and a group of Sinhalese illegal immigrants. The murder investigation is almost a side issue, the purpose of the book being to set up a character who will go on to become more interesting and intriguing as his back catalogue develops. I liked the book, although I struggled with some of the names, hierarchy and terminology, but such a complaint is really neither here nor there as we watch as he inches towards solving the murder. He is somewhat Colombo like, obsessing on small details upon which the whole investigation then turns. I think that this is an original story, a clever premise which is believable and allows the characters to be set forth and be developed, and I do think that the author is onto something, in the best tradition of the scandi thrillers, it is dark and it examines the darker side of the human condition. |
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