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The Killing
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 25 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
Shortlisted for: Audiobook of the Year – Specsavers National Book Awards 2012
Who killed Nanna Birk Larsen? Through the dark wood where the dead trees give no shelter, Nanna Birk Larsen runs…. There is a bright monocular eye that follows, like a hunter after a wounded deer. It moves in a slow approaching zigzag, marching through the Pineseskoven wasteland, through the Pentecost Forest. The chill water, the fear, his presence not so far away... There is one torchlight on her now, the single blazing eye. And it is here....
Sarah Lund is looking forward to her last day as a detective with the Copenhagen Police department before moving to Sweden. But everything changes when a 19-year-old student, Nanna Birk Larsen, is found raped and brutally murdered in the woods outside the city. Lund’s plans to relocate are put on hold as she leads the investigation, along with fellow detective Jan Meyer.
While Nanna’s family struggles to cope with their loss, local politician Troels Hartmann is in the middle of an election campaign to become the new mayor of Copenhagen. When links between City Hall and the murder suddenly come to light, the case takes an entirely different turn. Over the course of 20 days, suspect upon suspect emerges as violence and political intrigue cast their shadows over the hunt for the killer.
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- paul
- 25-05-13
hard to follow
maybe cos I could never get to grip with all the Scandinavian character names and the confusing dialogue I couldnt ever quite work out who was speaking or just got killed or whatever and the voices were a bit entertaining being various versions of English dialects rather than different characters. The there is the never ending story - which is like soap opera . I really tried but gave up with only two chapters to go as I had stopped caring how it ended
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Christina
- 05-07-12
RIVETING TALE...
The narrator makes this reading more like a dramatization which enhances what already is one blistering detective story. His rendition is truly first class. The novel, which has more red herrings than any other I have ever read, has fully fleshed characters, a tangible sense of atmosphere and climate and is a riveting story. One slight niggle is that the final denouement, and believe me there is a lot of them, is a bit rushed and not fully implicated in the previous 23 hours. However, I recommend it to all lovers of crime and political fiction. It's a smorgasbord of delight!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Mark
- 30-07-12
A Family Torn Apart
Nanna Birk Lassen, a young student, is missing, her family distraught. But that is nothing as to how they will feel when her body turns up, bound, ravished and locked in the boot of a submerged car. How did she get there? When was she killed? Detective Sarah Lund is assigned to the case to find out, her plans to relocate to Sweden put on hold.
The story vies for press coverage alongside Copenhegan's Mayoral elections until evidence arises tying one of the candidates to the victim - and two stories become one. But as Lund investigates and digs deeper, the list of suspects gets longer and Nanna's parents begin to realise how little they knew their daughter and the life she led. As the family get dragged into the limelight, secrets buried for years come to light, secrets of her father's highly suspiscious past and of his former involvement in gang warfare. Had his temper and hidden viscious steak led him to murder his own daughter?
With more twists and stomach-wrenching drops than a rollercoaster ride, this is a book that will keep you riveted and guessing right to the end.
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- Heddi Hazledine
- 22-07-12
The Killing
So enjoyed the TV series and read the book by David Hewson, perfect ........
I thought I would readily enjoy the audio book too, but oh so very disappointed!!
Ghastly narration by Christian Rodska, completely ruined it for me, he completely got it wrong, sorry, picked the wrong person to read this exciting and gripping novel ........
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- Turquelblue
- 10-06-13
Brilliant reading by Christian Rodzka
Would you listen to The Killing again? Why?
Rodzka is a great radio actor
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Killing?
The pace of the end chase
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The joke playes on Lund at the start
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No. Too long
Any additional comments?
Christian Rodzka is a superb radio actor who brings all his talent to an excellent adaptation of the original TV serias.
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- P.MBenford
- 02-11-14
complex story needs a double take
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes good story
Who was your favorite character and why?
No one special
What three words best describe Christian Rodska’s performance?
To many acsents
If this book were a film would you go see it?
Yes
Any additional comments?
The different accents were of putting it made it hard to listen to
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- mywallmum
- 26-03-14
all about revenge
interesting book, was neither good or bad, got going fairly soon in the book, i quite like the main character, she seems normal
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- s
- 09-04-13
Gripping
I never watched the series on TV but heard lots of people raving about it. When I saw this and had my first free credit I decided to give it a go and see what all the fuss was about. The best decision I made. Truly gripping and the time between each drive to and from work was too long. As introductions to audiobooks go this has to be the best.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Robert Macdonald
- 27-10-12
One of best books I've read/heard
Twists, more twists and more turns in this well crafted excellent novel. The narrator is also first class with accents, voices and timbre very consistent. Disappointed when it came to an end and the final denouement left the reader with enough scope to imagine what comes around to the perpetrator of earlier crimes. Fantastic.
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- lamorenchie
- 19-10-14
An outstanding thriller!
If you could sum up The Killing in three words, what would they be?
Gripping, convincing, unusual
What other book might you compare The Killing to, and why?
The Blind Man of Seville by Robert Wilson because I also found it thoroughly engrossing and cleverly-writtne.
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Get it!
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