Good evening everyone and Happy New Year! I’m on the blog tour for, For The Missing by Lina Bengtsdotter today. Apologies to Tracy for the late post I’ve been traveling down from Scotland today.
Book Synopsis:
The award-winning, international bestselling Swedish crime debut about a missing girl, and the detective who must return home and confront her darkest secrets in order to find her – for fans of MISSING, PRESUMED by Susie Steiner, I’M TRAVELLING ALONE by Samuel Bjork, and THEN SHE WAS GONE by Lisa Jewell.
She must find Annabelle. Before it’s too late.
THE MISSING
Nora’s daughter Annabelle has disappeared, last seen on her way home from a party.
THE LOST
Gullspång’s inexperienced police are wilting under the national media spotlight – and its residents desperate for answers.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING . . .
Stockholm DI Charlie Lager must return home to find Annabelle, and then get out of town as soon as she can. Before everyone discovers the truth about her . . .
For The Missing is available now in ebook and paperback, purchase your copy here.
My Review:
For The Missing is a dark, enthralling crime novel that I thoroughly enjoyed! Although based on the classic detective story about a cop who is struggling to escape her demons the author manages to make the story seem fresh with the atmospheric narrative and attention to detail.
The author does a great job of setting the scene for this novel so that it seems very real. The claustrophobia of a small, tight knit town is almost palpable with everyone seeming to know everyone else’s business. This also adds an edge to the story as you realise that Annabelle might have known her attacker and I started to suspect everyone!
There are some fabulous characters in this book which range from quirky and fun to very scary. The story is told from both Charlie and Annabel’s point of view, with the author taking the reader through all aspects of their lives and their past so I felt that I got to really know them both personally. I had some opinions about both of these characters at the beginning which were proved wrong as I discovered more about them.
As other reviewers are saying this isn’t a particularly fast paced, action packed novel. Instead the author focuses on the lives of the two characters, Annabel & Charlie, delving deep into their history to discover why they act like they do which I thought was very gripping. I wanted to keep on reading to find out what happens next.
This unbelievably is the author’s debut novel as I thought her writing was brilliant. It has a great flow to it which helps to draw the reader in and helps keep their attention. I’ll definitely be looking forward to reading more from her in the future.
Huge thanks to Tracy for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Orion for my copy of this book via Netgalley. If you like dark, enthralling crime books with a hint of Swedish noir than you’ll love this book!
About The Author:
Lina Bengtsdotter grew up in Gullspång, Sweden. She is a teacher in Swedish and Psychology and has published a number of short stories in various newspapers and magazines in Sweden and the Nordic countries. She has lived in the UK and in Italy and today resides outside of Stockholm with her three children. FOR THE MISSING is her debut novel.
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Happy New Year Joanna.
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