The Dark Heart

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A chilling true crime story of poisonous family secrets, love gone wrong, and a cold case that refused to stay buried In late summer of 2012, millionaire landowner G ran Lundblad went missing from his farm in Sweden When a search yielded nothing, and all physical evidence had seemingly disappeared, authorities had little to go on except a disturbing phone call five weeks later from G ran s daughter Maria She was sure that her sister, Sara, was somehow involved At the heart of the alleged crime Sara s greed, her father s land holdings, and his bitter feud with Sara s idler boyfriend.With no body, there was no crime and the case went as cold and dark as the forests of southern Sweden But not for Therese Tang For two years, this case was her obsession.A hard working ex model, mother of three, and Missing People investigator, Therese was willing to put her own safety at risk in order to uncover the truth What she found was a nest of depraved secrets, lies, and betrayal All she had to do now, in her relentless and dangerous pursuit of justice, was prove that it led to murder. New Read eBook The Dark Heart by Joakim Palmkvist – kino-fada.fr After a quite disappointing experience with an alleged true crime tale several months ago, I nearly passed this one up But my fondness for Nordic Noir in most any form Stieg Larsson opened my eyes and I ve never looked back since persuaded me that this one might be entertaining All that snow, and Swedes doing weird things, with surnames and placenames littered with diacritical marks of all types.There is another review here that recounts virtually every aspect of the plot, to include backsto After a quite disappointing experience with an alleged true crime tale several months ago, I nearly passed this one up But my fondness for Nordic Noir in most any form Stieg Larsson opened my eyes and I ve never looked back since persuaded me that this one might be entertaining All that snow, and Swedes doing weird things, with surnames and placenames littered with diacritical marks of all types.There is another review here that recounts virtually every aspect of the plot, to include backstory, so read that one I don t do plot pr cis.I thought this unraveling of a perplexing missing persons case that devolved into something else entirely was a rather effective blend of a straight up police procedural along the lines of Just the facts, ma am with a looser,fictionalized ...RivetingA riveting true crime story set in Scandinavia The real life process detectives and community volunteers used to put the pieces together is highlighted, not the gore Well written All questions answered Loose ends tied up All in all, a great readThis story was well written from beginning to end I enjoyed reading the intricate details the author provided about the case Sometimes the story just jump forward but there is an explanation following that guides the reader to that point This helped me think about what I had just read and piece it together in my mind Along with learning about this murder, it was nice to follow the person who solved the case and what she has to go through emotionally during and after the case was solved Love This story was well written from beginning to end I enjoyed reading the intricate details the author pro...Didn t finish didn t care for author s writing style at all.a very drysort of whodunit even tho we KNOW whodunitmaybe an insight into whydunnit.sorry didn t really happen Unless you are a hardcore true crime unkie I would not recommend.I ve had some less than enjoyable experiences with translated fiction, and so I hesitated before option to read this translation of true crime Aspects of a story and the emotion often get lost in the transition when translating from one language to another I was pleasantly surprised to find this is an entertaining read that translates well.I knew nothing about Goran Lundblad s murder or the surrounding family drama And a drama this is I couldn t like the victim, a wealthy man who lives lik I ve had some less than enjoyable experiences with translated fiction, and so I hesitated before option to read this translation of true crime Aspects of a story and the emotion often get lost in the transition when translating from one language to another I was pleasantly surprised to find this is an entertaining read tha...I m not used to reviewing true crime books You can t comment on the plot, per se For me the key points were how did the writer assemble the pieces was it clear, interesting Yes, it was Rather a lot of repetition, but that was necessary in telling the story from different points of view Another point, was the situation interesting To that a definite yes I haven t read much about Sweden and found it all fascinating The life of people on the farms, social ties, the police and judicial syst I m not used to reviewing true crime books You can t comment on the plot, per se For me the key points were how did the writer assemble the pieces was it clear, interesting Yes, it was Rather a lot of repetition, but that was necessary in telling the story from different points of view Another point, was the situation interesting To that a definite yes I haven t read much about Sweden and found it all fascinating The life of people on the farms, social ties, the police and judicial system were all different from any reading I have done The title comes from the phrase the dark heart of Smaland that s Sma with circle above it the rural area where the victim s family lived It is a a reference to the social conservatism and high church Lutheranism The author paints a picture of the families...Joakim Palmqvist s The Dark Heart is, as its subtitle indicates, the true story of an unlikely investigator getting involved in greed and murder.Therese Tang, a Missing People investigator, spends two years attempting to uncover the truth surrounding a millionaire s murder She is not a police official with official investigative clout Her normal role is trying to find missing people But, in this case, she finds the presence of secrets, lies, and betrayals overwhelming in its urgency and she Joakim Palmqvist s The Dark Heart is, as its subtitle indicates, the true story of an unlikely investigator getting involved in greed and murder.Therese Tang, a Missing People investigator, spends two years attempting to uncover the truth surrounding a millionaire s murder She is not a police official with official investigative clout Her normal role is trying to find missing people But, in this case, she finds the presence of secrets, lies, and betrayals overwhelming in its urgency and she is determined to put together the necessary information for an official police investigation to take over.It has long been suspected that the rich farmer s daughter and boy friend are the murderers But his body has never been found and with no body there is no crime Tang leads the searchers in trying to find the elderly man s body and she eventually gets involved with the boyfriend who becomes personally...This was my Kindle First choice for October and I could ve picked 3 this month but since true crime is my real bag I opted for this and I m so pleased I did I really enjoyed it, a fascinating look into how the Swedes investigate a murder or not I was shocked at one case being referred to as a suicide when the victim was located in his car boot I also found it pre...I thought initially this was a really promising account of the search for the killers of wealthy Goran Lundblat but I think it was possible to tell this story over a few pages in a Sunday Supplement There was a lot of detail that I felt didn t add much to the story telling For example, I realise that what made the story unusual was the dogged determination of Therese Tang from Missing People rather than the police but there was so much detail abou...

The Dark Heart
  • 24 July 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 303 pages
  • 1503904806
  • Joakim Palmkvist
  • The Dark Heart