Loner by Hildur Sif Thorarensen

Loner by Hildur Sif Thorarensen
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Mystery/Suspense, Contemporary
Length: Full length (189 pages)
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by Snowdrop

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The Oslo autumn is creeping in with its cold spells and Homicide Detective Julia Ryland is feeling pretty content with her team of three, but when the FBI behavioral analyst, Alexander Smith, is thrust upon her, the crisp autumn air doesn’t feel as refreshing anymore. A young Icelander is found dead, an arrow piercing his heart and the extensive list of his former lovers suggests that many long nights are ahead. The murdered lothario suddenly becomes the least of their problems as headless corpses start appearing in the woods, positioned in terrifying ways and on their bodies they find messages that don’t seem to have any meaning at all.

This is a thriller in the theme of a James Patterson novel. Don’t get me wrong, this is not James Patterson’s writing but is very much the same type of investigative thriller. Once Julia the “top cop” and her colleagues realize they are dealing with a very sick, very elusive serial killer they begin to think the killings are just random and that they’ll never find out who the sicko is killing these young girls. Then they are sent a police psychiatrist to help catch the bad guy. Alexander, the psychiatrist, while intelligent, is as bumbling and awkward as Columbo. Alexander’s stumbling and bumbling is not done on purpose to set the bad guys at ease and catch them off guard like Columbo might have. Alexander seems to have no “people sense” and is really and truly awkward. While this might not sound like a good member for a crime team, he definitely makes for entertaining reading.

This is not badly written, and it did have a flow to it. I had some problem with the first scenes. They seemed to mix together, and I had to keep turning back to see who was who, so to speak. Once I caught up and got people straightened out, what existed was an enjoyable book with a definite thriller storyline.

This is Book 1 in a series titled “Oslo Mysteries”. If you like thrillers, those that can be a little gruesome at times, then this is a book you should read.