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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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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Iain Macleod
- 20-02-13
More Twists than a Chubby Checker Reunion
This is a well written and presented murder investigation set in Copenhagen around the Mayoral elections. I cannot remember a plot with quite as many twists as this one. With each new direction, the frustration of the lead investigators Sarah Lund and Jan Mayer is well communicated as political motives, distrust of the police and personal malice takes them on a series of blind alleys.
The strengths of the book is the plotting which I never predicted and the presentation by Christian Rodksa. The negatives are that the book is too long and the plotting takes one or two turns too many and stops being believable.
I would have given this book 3 and a half out of five had there been the possibility for scoring. This is very far from being a bad book.
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- Roger
- 22-03-16
Brilliant
Great story line. very clever writing. Interesting throughout with the multi plot sequences. Thank you .
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- GORDON
- 20-08-12
i really enjoyed this!
i was intially put off by the length of this book and by my watching the first few episodes of the english-speaking series (which i didn't much like) as i understand it was written from the tv series, rather than the other way around. however, once i got into it, i really enjoyed it. i can't say more without spoiling, but the way the story unfolded to the end was gripping.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Mr. Hamish M. Lewis Reid
- 20-07-15
danish detective drama
If you could sum up The Killing in three words, what would they be?
a good tale
What did you like best about this story?
Seemed real
Have you listened to any of Christian Rodska’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Good- did not try to play with Danish accents.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No - too long
Any additional comments?
Am listening to book - might watch it on television now. Thoroughly recommended
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- Lindzl00
- 24-02-17
Wow
Loved it from beginning to end, missed the tv hype but stumbled accross this and so glad I did.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Karen Beevers
- 29-12-16
Loved it!
I really enjoyed this book as much as I enjoyed the tv version I loved the narration want to listen to the next book in the series!
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- Kate H
- 04-11-16
Just kept getting better
I started this book and when I saw politics was involved I thought, oh no not another but I was so so impressed and continued to be enthralled and surprised right up to the very end. I cant wait to read the next one, I mean listen to it.
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- Unearthed Jewellery
- 19-06-17
Excellent
This has to be one of the best crime stories around. Utterly riveting! I will definitely listen again.
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- Blondie
- 29-03-17
Complicated!
I realised quickly that I had seen the series on BBC 4 but the entwined stories were complex enough to keep me interested. Sarah Lund remains intriguing. Indeed the narrative depends on the multi faceted characters.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- jay
- 27-11-16
The Killing
Gripping to the end . It was very well read as well.
Would recommend this book.
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