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celtic67's review against another edition
5.0
This was a book I thoroughly enjoyed. it was a story full of well drawn characters and a cracking story.
Detective Erlendur and his team are drawn into what they hope is a missing case scenario when a body is uncovered in a Silent Grave.
Silent, because there seems to be no reason for this grave to be there or clues to who it contains.
This opens up an investigation that opens up the past and also makes Erlendur confront his own demons.
His estranged wife, dysfunctional children and ghosts from his own childhood.
This is a dark book, bleak at times and full of the mystery and brooding atmosphere of the island nation of Iceland.
I would recommend this book even though it is number 4 in the series. It makes me want to read more of this author and Iceland.
A 5 star read!
Detective Erlendur and his team are drawn into what they hope is a missing case scenario when a body is uncovered in a Silent Grave.
Silent, because there seems to be no reason for this grave to be there or clues to who it contains.
This opens up an investigation that opens up the past and also makes Erlendur confront his own demons.
His estranged wife, dysfunctional children and ghosts from his own childhood.
This is a dark book, bleak at times and full of the mystery and brooding atmosphere of the island nation of Iceland.
I would recommend this book even though it is number 4 in the series. It makes me want to read more of this author and Iceland.
A 5 star read!
lil_fork's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide
Minor: War
katya_freire's review against another edition
4.0
Bom, intenso. Deixou-me agarrada, com desprezo e raiva por várias personagens e esperança e compaixão por outras, conseguindo-me enganar várias vezes sobre qual o verdadeiro rumo da trama. Li a última metade do livro durante uma insómnia. E agora fiquei com vontade ler mais.
nuthatch's review against another edition
5.0
this is the best mystery I've read so far this year. I will definitely be reading more of this series.
nat_peres's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.5
littletaiko's review against another edition
3.0
Finally got around to reading the second book in this series (at least I think it's the second book). This time a body is found in a remote area in a grave that has been there for quite some time. Once gain Erlendur and this team are busy trying to identify who is the dead body in the grave as well as dealing with issues in their private lives. So far these books are not something you'd read if looking for a cheery, pick-me-up book, but they are an interesting look at life in Iceland.
hvh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
pachypedia's review against another edition
5.0
Es una novela policíaca, pero por como va entremezclando hilos, historias de personajes, del presente y del pasado, casi te olvidas de que lo es. Me ha gustado todo: los personajes, la historia principal y las secundarias, el ritmo, la forma de entremeclar las historias... Altamente recomendable.
sandin954's review against another edition
5.0
While not quite as good as the first Jar City, I still really enjoyed this look at an investigation into a set of old bones dating back to World War Two in Iceland.