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The Hanging (2010)

by Lotte Hammer, Søren Hammer

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Series: Konrad Simonsen (1)

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"One morning before school, two children find the naked bodies of five men hanging from the gym ceiling. The case leads detective Konrad Simonsen and his murder squad to the school janitor, who may know more about the killings than he is telling. Soon, Simonsen realizes that each of the five murdered men had a dark and terrible secret in common. And when Simonsen's own daughter is targeted, he must race to find the culprit before his whole world is destroyed. Published in twenty countries around the world, with more than 150,000 copies sold in Denmark alone, this book introduces a brother and sister duo who have taken the thriller world by storm. Fast-paced, suspenseful, and brilliantly written, The Hanging is a stunning crime novel from two authors whose international fame is exploding. "--… (more)
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One of the rare occasions where I didn't finish a book. The minders were grisly & gruesome and the nature of their crimes unpalatable. Even worse was the writing style, poor character description & development (who is the countess/climber? Why are they given those names?) all made me loathe to finish this. ( )
  Stephen.Lawton | Aug 7, 2021 |
Interesting plot. Quite ambitious for a debut novel. The dialogs often felt stilted and drab - the translation is horrible. ( )
  MarkusIrl | May 13, 2020 |
Found on a book exchange shelf where I was leaving a BookCrossing book. I started reading it during the election season, and found life grim enough that I didn't want it in my reading, too. Will try again some day.

Released unfinished.
  bookczuk | Oct 21, 2016 |
This had all the ingredients of a good story, but I found it hard going. The translation was terrible. I found it hard to follow and was as if conclusions were reached without any real research or evidence. The plot was certainly good, but the way it played out was not great. This book felt as if it was never going to end and it was disappointing. ( )
  Hanneri | Jul 21, 2016 |
A little hard to follow. Hard to tell if it is the writing style or the translation. ( )
  mgriel | Jan 18, 2016 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Lotte Hammerprimary authorall editionscalculated
Hammer, Sørenmain authorall editionsconfirmed
Crespo, RodrigoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Segerberg, EbbaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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"One morning before school, two children find the naked bodies of five men hanging from the gym ceiling. The case leads detective Konrad Simonsen and his murder squad to the school janitor, who may know more about the killings than he is telling. Soon, Simonsen realizes that each of the five murdered men had a dark and terrible secret in common. And when Simonsen's own daughter is targeted, he must race to find the culprit before his whole world is destroyed. Published in twenty countries around the world, with more than 150,000 copies sold in Denmark alone, this book introduces a brother and sister duo who have taken the thriller world by storm. Fast-paced, suspenseful, and brilliantly written, The Hanging is a stunning crime novel from two authors whose international fame is exploding. "--

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