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A review by nglofile
The Tenant by Katrine Engberg
4.0
3.5 stars
A young tenant is found brutally murdered, and the crime's horrific details are near-identical to an early draft of a crime novel being written by the older woman who owns the building. This Danish mystery makes a strong first impression, and there is a successful balance of clue discovery with episodes of tension-driven pacing. The third-act reveals become convoluted in both number and combination, but overall the conclusion will satisfy most.
One feature of note is the pairing of Detectives Jeppe Korner and Anette Werner, and I'm intrigued to know there are already three additional series volumes published in Denmark. It is far from revolutionary to draw investigative partners as markedly different in style, but these two seem mostly to tolerate one another, rather than outright clash or come to an eventual affinity, and I cannot help but find that an interesting choice.
A young tenant is found brutally murdered, and the crime's horrific details are near-identical to an early draft of a crime novel being written by the older woman who owns the building. This Danish mystery makes a strong first impression, and there is a successful balance of clue discovery with episodes of tension-driven pacing. The third-act reveals become convoluted in both number and combination, but overall the conclusion will satisfy most.
One feature of note is the pairing of Detectives Jeppe Korner and Anette Werner, and I'm intrigued to know there are already three additional series volumes published in Denmark. It is far from revolutionary to draw investigative partners as markedly different in style, but these two seem mostly to tolerate one another, rather than outright clash or come to an eventual affinity, and I cannot help but find that an interesting choice.