Dark Angel
Detective: Anders Knoutas
Journalist Johan Berg
Setting: Gotland
Time: Current
Genre: Scandi Noir
This is the sixth of the Jungstedt Knutas/Borg stories set on the Swedish island of Gotland. All of them allow the issues to be developed between Knutas, the chief detective on the island, and Borg the TV journalist.
The story begins with the murder of an important Gotland social event organiser, although it soon becomes apparent that he is the accidental victim. The intended target had been his lover. The book uses the device of interspersing the current action with the autobiographical reminiscences of an unidentified character. Who this is and how he relates to the main plot is gradually revealed although it is not as one might think.
The previous novels have detracted a little from the detective plot by exploring the developing relationship between Borg and his wife. This is not so apparent in this novel, but Knutas' difficulties in relating to his teenage son forms much of the backplot
Rating A
Previously Read
Unseen,
Unspoken,
Unknown
The Killer's Art
The Dead of Night
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