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Loading... Buried in Secret (2019)by Viveca Sten
![]() Books Read in 2022 (1,882) No current Talk conversations about this book. ![]() ![]() This is the tenth in the Sandhamm Murders series; it is the first I have read. Although it was OK as a standalone, there was constant reference to something that occurred in the past (I assume in a prior book). It was not fully explained, and I would have liked to know more about it, especially since it had such an impact on one of the main characters. The remains of a skeleton are found when excavating on a small island. As the police look into missing persons cases, there are two possibilities. I liked how the story focused on the personal lives of not only the two possible victims, but also the professional personnel involved in the case. I also liked how the details leading to the disappearance of both missing persons was interwoven through the book, slowly unfolding. I did not like the character, Nora, at all…self destructive people always annoy me. This was an engrossing read. Once it got going, after about 60%, I couldn’t put it down. Although this takes place in Sweden, I didn’t see it as classic “Nordic noir”. It didn’t have that cold, dark, bleak, foreboding quality. It was much lighter, set in the summer by the sea. There was some social criticism as relates to police cutbacks, but that is certainly not unique to the Nordic countries and I have read that a lot recently both in American and British books. I do look forward to reading the next in the series; I hope that Nora will have recovered from her recent troubles and will be presented as a stronger, healthier individual. If I ever find the time, I may go back and read some of the prior books in the series. Buried in Secret by Viveca Sten is Scandinavian noir at its best. This is the tenth instalment in The Sandhamn Murders series but reads fairly well as a stand-alone. The story begins with the discovery of human bones buried on an uninhabited island in the Sandhamn Archipelago. Two detectives are tasked with the murder investigation. Two unrelated women went missing around the same time ten years ago and the detectives need to identify whose bones were found, considering that the bones were too old to provide DNA information. The novel moves between two time periods: ten years ago and in the present. It also switches from one missing woman’s story to the other, keeping the reader interested and guessing. What really works here are the short paragraphs with a cliffhanger at the end of each one. Viveca Sten has written a smart, fresh mystery that never lags. I look forward to reading more books by this author. Highly recommended. Thank you to Amazon Crossing, NetGalley and the author for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesSandhamn Murders (10)
When two cold case disappearances are reopened, a decade of deadly secrets is unearthed on Sandhamn Island in the #1 bestselling thriller by Viveca Sten, author of In Bad Company. A woman's skeletal remains are excavated on an uninhabited island in Sandhamn's archipelago, and Thomas Andreasson is called to officially investigate. But his best friend, Nora Linde, can't help but get involved. On leave after her last case took a dark turn, Nora is tortured by depression, nightmares, and guilt. Her marriage fractured, her pride chipped away, Nora could find redemption in this investigation. Then evidence suggests two possible cold cases linked to the grim discovery: two women who have been missing for ten years. Now Nora feels compelled to unearth a mystery someone has gone to great pains to bury. What could have happened to require such a cover-up? As the cold case vanishings converge, Nora follows a twisting trail of revenge, blackmail, and betrayal. She's also inviting the watchful eye of someone determined to stop her. To free herself from the damaging grip of the past--and the reach of a relentless killer--Nora is going to have to brave the darkness one more time. No library descriptions found. |
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