One June night, in a small town gripped by a sweltering heat wave, a young man is forced off the road and into the river. Robert Bell, a disillusioned local journalist with a dry sense of humour and an escalating drink problem, leaves behind the banality of his quiet office to investigate the mysterious death. Simmering racial tensions in the town threaten to boil over and local Serbian immigrants become the easy targets for blame. Robert's own brother, Frank, is the investigating police officer, but they have a problem sharing information. And another darker, hidden problem; Robert's in love with the one woman he can't have: Frank's wife Irene. Their affair continues through the stifling heat until one morning Irene vanishes. Is her disappearance somehow linked to the young man's death? Soon Robert is drawn deeper into the desperate hunt for a murderer and, as the storm clouds gather, finds some uncomfortable truths about his seemingly quiet community.
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*'Scandinavian crime noir has a growing reputation and deservedly so ... The downbeat pace, brooding atmosphere and wry cynicism are skilfully drawn in this superior, Chandleresque thriller' HERALD *'It's about ambition, greed, globalisation, money and excuses, lit by mordant humour and incisive insights' IRISH EVENING HERALD
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Frode Grytten was born in 1960. He is the author of two previous novels, both widely acclaimed across Europe. He lives in Norway.
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Norwegian mystery,
By Cleo (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shadow in the River (Paperback)
This is a very contemporary novel which is translated from Norwegian and moves along at a good pace. In a small, decaying, former industrial town a young skinhead dies when his car is forced off the road. The locals immediately suspect the resident Serbian asylum seekers. Racial tensions in the small town are recognizably presented, as is the passionate and very secret relationship between the main character and his sister-in-law. The protagonist is a journalist, his brother a cop, so plenty of contemporary issues are woven into the texture of the novel. The characters are well drawn and there is considerable humor in the book. The resolution is pretty good, with some nice modern touches to the crimes as committed.
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