Published by Macmillan audio, Minotaur Books Genres: Fiction, Mystery, thriller
Format: ARC, Audiobook, eBook
A writer goes missing, a detective is on the case, and there is a mystery to be solved. I went back and forth about how I felt about this book. I enjoyed some parts while other parts left me feeling underwhelmed. Apparently, this is the second book featuring the detective, Helgi Reykdal, series. I have not read that book and this book worked nicely as a stand-alone novel for me.
Elín S. Jónsdóttir is a popular bestselling crime author who has gone missing! Detective Helgi Reykdal has been assigned her missing persons case to solve. During his investigation, he will interview various people who knew the crime novelist.
This book jumps around in time and even gives readers insight into Detective Helgi Reykdal’s private life. The book takes place in when Elín S. Jónsdóttir goes missing, then jumps to a bank robbery, while sprinkled with excerpts of an interview done with the author.
It took me a little bit of time to find my footing with this book. I had both the book and the audiobook and thought the narration of the audiobook was very well done I do give the author high marks for showing domestic violence where the man was the victim. In this case the victim in question is the Detective who was physically abused by a former girlfriend.
This book demands you take some time with it. It is a mystery, and the pieces do not always come quite together. The ending left me thinking “wait, what?” Not every mystery in life is solved and not all stories have happy endings. This book ended and I felt perplexed and wondering if there would be another book that might pick up where this book left off. hmmm, I wonder.
While I didn’t love this book, I did enjoy the chilling atmosphere, the mystery, and the unease.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio, St. Martin’s Press | Minotaur Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
