A review by jmatkinson1
The Owl Always Hunts at Night: by Samuel Bjørk
5.0
Early autumn and the Norwegian days are cold and the nights drawing in. In the midst of a wood the body of a young girl is found, she is naked, thin and posed in a pentangle, nestled on a bed of feathers. The circumstances are so bizarre that the crack investigative team led by Holger Munch are called in. Munch's team discover that the girl had been held for three months in an underground prison and forced to perform for a live feed. Investigator Mia Kruger is still battling her own demons but her instinct for a case is as sharp as ever.
I really enjoyed Bjork's first book 'I'm Travelling Alone' and so looked forward to this one and was not disappointed. Bjork writes complex, dark and detailed Scandic-Crime that really packs a punch. I find the characters of the team fascinating, no-one is straightforward but no-one is so maverick as to be unbelievable, and translation is crisp and well-written.
I really enjoyed Bjork's first book 'I'm Travelling Alone' and so looked forward to this one and was not disappointed. Bjork writes complex, dark and detailed Scandic-Crime that really packs a punch. I find the characters of the team fascinating, no-one is straightforward but no-one is so maverick as to be unbelievable, and translation is crisp and well-written.