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Synopsis: Louise Boni, maverick chief inspector with the Black Forest crime squad, is struggling with her demons. Divorced at forty-two, she is haunted by the shadows of the past.
Dreading yet another a dreary winter weekend alone, she receives a call from the departmental chief which signals the strangest assignment of her career – to trail a Japanese monk wandering through the snowy wasteland to the east of Freiburg, dressed only in sandals and a cowl. She sets off reluctantly, and by the time she catches up with him, she discovers that he is injured, and fearfully fleeing some unknown evil. When her own team comes under fire, the investigation takes on a terrifying dimension, uncovering a hideous ring of child traffickers. The repercussions of their crimes will change the course of her own life.
My review: This Scandi-feeling book is set in snowy Germany and for once had a female Chief Inspector. However she does fit the detective stereotype – maverick cop, has demons and a probably addiction to alcohol.
She is sent to a small town to investigate a wandering monk who she finds is injured and running away from something terrifying.
I liked the feel of the book and the writing style but I struggled with the story. I think mostly because I didn’t like the main character Louise. She came across as a cliche.
It wasn’t a bad book but just didn’t grab me. Not for me this one
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