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Christopher Brookmyre
`The kind of thriller writing that made me want to be a writer in the first place.'
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Mo Hayder
`If you're looking for a distinctive and exciting new voice in crime fiction, then look no further than Craig Russell. This is gritty, authentic and disturbing stuff.'
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a riveting and complex police thriller, with multiple suspects for several different but possibly connected killings with dissimilar MO's. It's interesting that there re so many candidates for each killing - it makes everything a little more challenging.
Russell holds all the plot strands together masterfully and makes each incident suspenseful and intriguing. Despite the complexity, the expositions at intervals throughout the novel seem pretty natural and unforced and allow the reader to catch up and summarise things when there is a lot going on. Hamburg itself is a character in the story, and this novel is full of atmosphere.
There's also an interesting backstory about former Stasi assassins trying to exist in the new post-reunification world, as well as an insight into the psycholgy of female killers. And Fabel is a sympathetic character you respect and root for.
This is the first book in the Hamburg/Fabel series that I've read - I think it's the fifth, chronologically, and it's made me want to read the others as soon as I can. Best read of the year for me. Don't miss it.
Russell holds all the plot strands together masterfully and makes each incident suspenseful and intriguing. Despite the complexity, the expositions at intervals throughout the novel seem pretty natural and unforced and allow the reader to catch up and summarise things when there is a lot going on. Hamburg itself is a character in the story, and this novel is full of atmosphere.
There's also an interesting backstory about former Stasi assassins trying to exist in the new post-reunification world, as well as an insight into the psycholgy of female killers. And Fabel is a sympathetic character you respect and root for.
This is the first book in the Hamburg/Fabel series that I've read - I think it's the fifth, chronologically, and it's made me want to read the others as soon as I can. Best read of the year for me. Don't miss it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I can truly say that this was one of the most disturbing but addictive reads I had for a long time. It was full of drama, personal issues and murder most horrid. Thoroughly enjoyed it and found it difficult to put down. Worthy 5 stars
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As many people know I'm a huge fan of Craig Russell and his crime series set in Hamburg. The characters are fascinating and with each novel containing crimes that really do take a lot for the reader to figure out it's the pure unpredictability on the life expectancy of the characters within that grip the reader to the last page. Methodology is key and with some of the most twisted tales to come out of a crime writers mind generously smothering the pages of his writing it makes his work a pure treat for me.
They're unpredictable and you'll be changing your mind as to who's who throughout the novel and then flitting from one page to another just to check if your theories hold water. What is presented in Craig's latest is a tale that I really couldn't put down and ended up with me taking an unscheduled day off purely because of the late night I had reading this offering. There aren't many authors who can do that to readers but I'm fairly sure that once you try Craig he'll become a firm favourite on your list too.
Beautifully written, engrossing characters and a series that really is difficult to put down. Whilst you can read this novel as a stand alone you'll be glad when you start from the original novel (Blood Eagle) just so you can get established with the characters and the twisted world of the Murder Investigation Squad, a real treat for holiday reading especially if your going to Hamburg. Great Stuff Craig.
They're unpredictable and you'll be changing your mind as to who's who throughout the novel and then flitting from one page to another just to check if your theories hold water. What is presented in Craig's latest is a tale that I really couldn't put down and ended up with me taking an unscheduled day off purely because of the late night I had reading this offering. There aren't many authors who can do that to readers but I'm fairly sure that once you try Craig he'll become a firm favourite on your list too.
Beautifully written, engrossing characters and a series that really is difficult to put down. Whilst you can read this novel as a stand alone you'll be glad when you start from the original novel (Blood Eagle) just so you can get established with the characters and the twisted world of the Murder Investigation Squad, a real treat for holiday reading especially if your going to Hamburg. Great Stuff Craig.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fabelous
How can the German cop, Fabel, and the Scottish PI, Lennox, come from the pen of the same author. After reading the brilliant Lennox novels, I am now hooked on Fabel and need to... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Arrandee
Another Excellent Addition to the Fabel Stories
I started to read these Craig Russell books in March - never having been much of a reader, I wasn't totally sure what 'kind' of books I enjoyed. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr Fahaji
The Carnival Master
I read an exceptional amount of books and have many favourite authors. BUT;;;
I have to admit that Craig Russell has become a very big favourite. Read more
I have to admit that Craig Russell has become a very big favourite. Read more
Published 11 months ago by painterman
valkyrie song
this is a new author to me i will certainly be on the look out for more of his work great read
Published 20 months ago by Mrs. Ellen Hanna
The Valkyrie Song
This book is the last in the series of Jan Fabel the murder inspector of the Hamburg police.
The Author Craig Russell never lets me down, I have read all the Jan Fabel books... Read more
The Author Craig Russell never lets me down, I have read all the Jan Fabel books... Read more
Published 20 months ago by John
Craig Russell Hamburg series continues to please
THE VALKYRIE SONG, the fifth in the Jan Fabel Hamburg cop series, is a great read. Since my wife is from Hamburg, and I have visited that beautiful city, I was able to follow... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Gval
Great story well written.
I enjoyed this book from the start,some of the discriptions were very gruesome and hard to forget,this made for me the best yet in the fabel series probably the best from Craig... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2009 by C. Black
Will keep you guessing and ...
it gave me bad dreams! I probably enjoyed this one best of all Fabel novels so far. Extremely complex, very fast paced, well researched and kept me guessing right up to the end. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2009 by CF Martin
Very good, just short of five stars.
As a great fan of Craig Russell, I was eagerly awaiting to read the latest instalment in Herr Kommissar Fabel's murder inquests, and is it because I got used to such high thrilling... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by Josephine Huys
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