Dark Pines

An isolated Swedish town A deaf reporter terrified of nature A dense spruce forest overdue for harvest A pair of eyeless hunters found murdered in the woods.It s week one of the Swedish elk hunt and the sound of gunfire is everywhere When Tuva Moodyson investigates the story that could make her career she stumbles on a web of secrets that knit Gavrik town together Are the latest murders connected to the Medusa killings twenty years ago Is someone following her Why take the eyes Tuva must face her demons and venture deep into the woods to stop the killer and write the story And then get the hell out of Gavrik. Free Read Kindle ePUB Dark Pines by Will Dean – kino-fada.fr This is a taut dark, atmospheric crime noir, set in a remote town, Gavrik, in Sweden Tuva Moodyson is a local reporter, deaf since she was a child, who moved here reluctantly after working in London She has settled in rural shitsville only because her mother is terminally ill, expected only to live for a year Two people make life bearable for Tuva, her half Nigerian editor, Lena, whom she admires and learns a lot from, and Tammy, her best friend and crucial support Surrounded by forests, G...Dark Pines is one of those books where I look up from the pages after finishing it, slightly dazed, going Yep THAT is what I am looking for.Beautiful beautiful writing, totally immersive from the very first page with a main protagonist that you just fall in love with and an atmospheric, haunting sense of things that will linger for a long time Will Dean s intuitive prose just sends you to Gavrik, a small town, a tight knit community, people just looking for a quiet life, but there is a dangerou Dark Pines is one of those books where I look up from the pages after finishing it, slightly dazed, going Yep THAT is what I am looking for.Beautiful beautiful writing, totally immersive from the very first page with a main protagonist that you just fall in love with and an atmospheric, haunting sense of things that will linger for a long time Will Dean s intuitive prose just sends you to Gavrik, a small town, a tight knit community, people just looking for a quiet life, but there is a dangerous underbelly to it all that you just feel throughout the reading Tuva is truly intriguing, living and working in Gavrik to be close to her unwell Mother, just waiting to escape but somehow so very much a part of it all anyway Her so called disability is just part of her, she works around it with no sense of being different to anyone else and I loved that about her.The scene setting is a huge part of what makes this so very v...Do you need a new book to add to your TBR, one that has not only a chilly atmosphere but also a chilling plot I m assuming you re nodding your head thinking, yes that s exactly what I m looking for, because that s why you re here, right There is nothing better than a reading a book that matches the current season, a beach read in the summer, a horror novel in the fall or a book like Dark Pines in the winter It had a fantastic...Dark Pines is another overhyped debut of 2018 which proved disappointing lacking in the wow factor for me with its unconvincing attempt at capturing the magic of the Nordic Noir After an inauspicious start which takes too long for the story to take hold, Will Dean s insipid deaf protagonist, twenty six year old Tuva Moodyson fails to inspire and is steadfastly behind the curve in journalistic instinct failing to gain any real traction for the majority of the novel Added to that are pages of re Dark Pines is another overhyped debut of 2018 which proved disappointing lacking in the wow factor for me with its unconvincing attempt at capturing the magic of the Nordic Noir After an inauspicious start which takes too long for the story to take hold, Will Dean s insipid deaf protagonist, twenty six year old Tuva Moodyson fails to inspire and is steadfastly behind the curve in journalistic instinc...Read my full review here is a strong debut thriller with a fantastic atmosphere and a compelling main character Set in rural Sweden, DARK PINES has a strong sense of place that will appeal to fans of Nordic Noir I loved Dean s vivid descriptions of the landscape This book really took off for me aro... I received a copy of this book from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.Scandi thriller with some good characters.I m not adverse to the occasional bleak Scandinavian murder novel, though in all honesty, I do feel they are becoming a little formulaic However, this one had enough new elements to keep me reading on.Tuva is a deaf young woman, who has returned to a remote part of Sweden to be nearer to her dying mother Working for the local paper, she s suddenly pulled into a full blown I received a copy of this book from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.Scandi thriller with some good characters.I m not adverse to the occasional bleak Scandinavian murder novel, though in all honesty, I do feel they are becoming a little formulaic However, this one had enough new elements to keep me reading on.Tuva is a deaf young woman, who has returned to a remote part of Sweden to be nearer to her dying mother Working for the local paper, she s suddenly pulled into a full blown murder case as Medusa a killer with a penchant for removing people s eyes re emerges.There are some genuinely gripping moments and the characters are wonderfully realised loved the Troll making ladies I also loved that the main character was deaf nice to see, and added an interesting twist ...I have only recently become a fan of nordic noir as I was never too sure whether it was going to be quite my cup of tea But after I had read my first one, and LOVED IT, then I got braver about the variety of books I tried and my love affair with the genre has now gone from strength to strength Still, I know some readers worry they won t gel with a translation to English or lots of difficult to pronounce names or places So I think that if you want to try Nordic noir then Dark Pines would be I have only recently become a fan of nordic noir as I was never too sure whether it was going to be quite my cup of tea But after I had read my first one, and LOVED IT, then I got braver about the variety of books I tried and my love affair with the genre has now gone from strength to strength Still, I know some readers worry they won t gel with a translation to English or lots of difficult to pronounce names or places So I think that if you want to try Nordic noir then Dark Pines would be the PERF...I met the author Will Dean in July at Harrogate and was told by everyone to read his book so I immediately downloaded it in July and promptly forgot about it until mid December when I was politely reminded by Liz Barnsley to read his bloody book now woman, you ve had it for 6 months.Dark Pines isthan just a crime thriller, it s a story full of quirky characters with depth set in an atmospheric and creepy surrounding.With a wonderful main character, Tuva Moodyson, a deaf, bi sexual report I met the author Will Dean in July at Harrogate and was told by everyone to read his book so I immediately downloaded it in July and promptly forgot about it until mid December when I was politely reminded by Liz Barnsley to read his bloody book now woman, you ve had it for 6 months.Dark Pines isthan just a crime thriller, it s a story full of quirky characters with depth set in an atmospheric and creepy surrounding.With a wonderful main character, Tuva Moodyson, a deaf, bi sexual reporter who has found herself relocated from London to Gavrik Toytown to be near her dying mother and working on a small local newspaper when a body is discovered deep in the forest in the middle of hunting season with the same signature as a serial killer from the 90 s Determined to solve the crime herself, Tuva decides to investigate despite hating na...Well, apparently I am in the minority here I never found my way into the story I also never connected to Tuva To be honest, I did not like her I found her actions and investigations quite stupid.Yes, there was a dark and disturbing atmosphere The setting is creepy but the story itself did not work for me I got bored and almost stopped reading But I tent to finish books I got from NetGalley, just to give it a proper chance Also there are a lot of raving reviews so I thought I was just mis Well, apparently I am in the minority here I never found my way into the story I also never connected to Tuva To be honest, I did not like her I found her actions and investigations quite stupid.Yes, there was a dark and disturbing atmosphere The setting is creepy but the story itself did not work for me I got bored and almost stopped reading But I tent to finish books I got from NetGalley, just to give it a proper chance Also there are a lot of raving reviews so I thought I was just missing something But the end was no twist for me, maybe a bit of a surprise but the motive was ridiculous I also did not like the writing style It was very slow and full of strange metaphors For example The three quarter moon makes the woods as grey as the blood you find under a cooked salmon filet Hm.I just kept stumbling over such strange sentences.I always...All reviews can be found on www.crimebookjunkie.co.uk OMFG this is such an amaaaazing book, I am not sure my review will do it justice But I will give it a go The reader finds themselves in Sweden facing loss grief differences secrets lies discrimination small town mentalities judgement a search for the truth all is not what it seems in the isolated Swedish town, that s for sure Can I just say that the description throughout this debut novel was EXQUISITE I could just about smell th All reviews can be found on www.crimebookjunkie.co.uk OMFG this is such an amaaaazing book, I am not sure my review will do it justice But I will give it a go The reader finds themselves in Sweden facing loss grief differences secrets lies discrimination small town mentalities judgement a search for the truth all is not what it seems in the isolated Swedish town, that s for sure Can I just say that the description throughout this debut novel was EXQUISITE I could just about smell the forest as I drank in the scenery that was so beautifully portrayed in this eery and somewhat haunting setting Soooo atmospheric sigh I simply loved it I also LOVED the story plot This was a total page turner for me as the thrill of the mystery and suspense just grabbed me and would not let me go until I finished I love how the suspects were all laid out early on in the book...

• English
• 06 February 2017
Will Dean
• Paperback
• 400 pages
• 178607253X
• Will Dean
• Dark Pines