The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar JónassonMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
I don't know if I would have liked this book more had I read the first two books in this series. It may also be that the translation of the original didn't hit the mark for some reason, I don't know, but the fact is that though this book was interesting, I always felt as if I were on the outside looking in. I never felt connected to any of the characters. I also had a bit of difficulty trying to keep track of the many different mysteries going on in this book. There were also several different timelines and apparently a similar crime in the past that may, or may not have something to do with this crime..
Perhaps I am looking at this book through American eyes, and I would have enjoyed it more had I been from Iceland and understood that possibly Icelandic people react differently.
I totally hated that this book ended on such a horrible cliff-hanger. I am wondering if some of these loose ends will be tied up in the next book?
Not bad, but not great!
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DESCRIPTION: "One winter evening bestselling crime author, Elín S. Jónsdóttir goes missing.
There are no clues to her disappearance and it is up to young detective, Helgi, to crack the case before it's leaked to the press.
As he interviews the people closest to her – a publisher, an accountant, a retired judge – he realises that Elín’s life wasn’t what it seemed. In fact, her past is even stranger than her stories.
As the case of the missing crime writer becomes more mysterious by the hour, Helgi must uncover the secrets of a very unexpected life . . ."
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