DNA (Childrens House #1)

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Download DNA (Childrens House #1) author Yrsa Sigurðardóttir – kino-fada.fr Translated from Icelandic, this is the first in the Children s House series set in Reykavik This is a murky, dark and twisted tale which begins in 1987 where after an unspeakable event, child experts make the controversial decision to separate three children into different adoption homes This connects to what happens later down the years in 2015 when a mother is gruesomely murdered, discovered under her bed is her seven year old daughter, Margret, the only witness to the crime Freyja is direc Translated from Icelandic, this is the first in the Children s House series set in Reykavik This is a murky, dark and twisted tale which begins in 1987 where after an unspeakable event, child experts make the controversial decision to separate three children into different adoption homes This connects to what happens later down the years in 2015 when a mother is gruesomely murdered, discovered under her bed is her seven year old daughter, Margret, the only witness to the crime Freyja is director and psychologist at the Children s House which has the remit of meeting the needs of young, traumatised and abused children They also facilitate contact betwe...To Sigur ard ttir.This is the first book in the start of a new crime series which I devoured page by page.I d left this book at home, thought I had it in my bag when I knew I d be spending some time in the car and sitting for appointments at the hospital nothing serious I was so fed up as I couldn t wait to jump back into this plot.A ten year old daughter becomes the only witness to a terrible shocking murder Treading carefully the Police need to bring in some expertise The Children s house.Thenpeople di This is the firs...If you either enjoy Nordic Noir or are looking for a fresh take on crime writing and weary of the same old, same old, consider The Legacy, the first in the Childrens House series by Yrsa Sigurdardottir First, a primer on Iceland for everyone not a resident of that country.Iceland has an estimated population of 300,000 and one of the lowest crime rates in the world Take a glance at the following UN data of 2009 homicides Brazil 43,909 Denmark 47 UK 724 US 15,241 Iceland 1That s right One If If you either enjoy Nordic Noir or are looking for a fresh take on crime writing and weary of the same old, same old, consider The Legacy, the first in the Childrens House series by Yrsa Sigurdardottir First, a primer on Iceland for everyone not a resident of that country.Iceland has an estimated population of 300,000 and one of the lowest crime rates in the world Take a glance at the following UN data of 2009 homicides Brazil 43,909 Denmark 47 UK 724 US 15,241 Iceland 1That s right One If you think that s stunning, consider that in 2008 there were zero Moreover, although there are approximately 90,000 guns in Iceland for those 300,000 people , crimes in Iceland usually don t involve firearms Also, there is virtually no economic disparity or class tension 97% of Icelanders identify themselves as middle class One might well pity the writer who opts to write crime novels that take place in Iceland.Enter Yrsa Sig...Although I am a great fan of Scandinavian crime fiction, for some reason I had not yet read anything by Yrsa Sigurdardottir So, when I discovered she was starting a new series that I could read from the beginning, I thought it was an ideal to chance to read her at last and I am glad I did We begin with events in 1987 and decisions involving some traumatised children.The novel then turns to 2015 and the horrific murder of a woman, whose young daughter is the only witness The crime is investiga Although I am a great fan of Scandinavian crime fiction, for some reason I had not yet read anything by Yrsa Sigurdardottir So, when I discovered she was starting a new series that I could read from the beginning, I thought it was an ideal to chance to read her at last and I am glad I did We begin with events in 1987 and decisions involving some traumatised children.The novel then turns to 2015 and the horrific murder of a woman, whose young daughter is the only witness The crime is investigated by the newly promoted Detective Huldar and his partner, Rikhardur Huldar suspects that his promotion could be something of a poisoned chalice if he fails to solve his first major inquiry and things get worse when he becomes uncomfortably reacquainted with Frejya, the director of the Children s House, who is familiar with Huldar from a previous meeting As the novel unfolds, we have a twisted killer and some very gruesome deaths made somehow evenhorrific by the use of mund...I thoroughly enjoyed this slice of Nordic Noir It was a gripping thriller with plenty of twists and turns, red herrings and imaginative murder weapons I found the murder scenes themselves edge of seat frightening, but without being unnecessarily gory in their descriptions The characters, including children and young people, were well written and believable Yes, there were some amazing coincidences pulling the whole thing together but that is often par for the course to keep any mystery going I thoroughly enjoyed this slice of Nordic Noir It...I don t know if the author is just insanely prolific or whether there s a huge backlog of her work to translate into English, but it seems there s a new Yrsa Sigur ard ttir book every nine months or so, and here, like clockwork, is the latest The Legacy is the first in the Children s House series It introduces the central characters of Freyja, director of the Children s House refuge for traumatised and abused children, and police detective Huldar.The Legacy has one of those d...Mystery in Minutes Overall Rating 4.5 5To read the complete review, please visit Best Crime Novel of the Year by the Icelandic Crime Authors Association, The Legacy is the first installment in the Children s House series, written by Iceland s Queen of Crime , Yrsa Sigurdardottir The Legacy is an intelligent, slow burning, character focused police procedural that methodically reveals layer upon layer of ingenious plotting involving cryptic, coded Mystery in Minutes Overall Rating 4.5 5To read the complete review, please visit Best Crime Novel of the Year by the Icelandic Crime Authors Association, The Legacy is the first installment in the Children s House series, written by Iceland s Queen of Crime , Yrsa Sigurdardottir The Legacy is an intelligent, slow burning, character focused police procedural that methodically reveals layer upon layer of ingenious plotting involving cryptic, coded messages, dark family secrets, and some of the most creatively horrific methods of dispatching victims this reviewer has ever read Ms Sigurdardottir can certainly bring the frightening imagery with the best of them Mo Hayder, have you met Yrsa Sigurdardottir , and the very first chapter holds the reader in a vise grip as it describes, from the victim s POV, the petrifying minutes leading up to the killing The novel centers around this first murder of a young mothe...Another banging good crime thriller from Yrsa Siguraordottir here Love that it will be a new series I was very fond of all the characters but boy it is not for the faint hearted with reference to the death scenes shudder Brilliant.Full review later at some point., police proceduralSigur ard ttir , , crime ,, police proceduralSigur ard ttir , , crime ,Children House , 25 , , ,thrillers, Sigur ard ttir

DNA (Childrens House #1)
  • Icelandic
  • 21 May 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 380 pages
  • Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
  • DNA (Childrens House #1)