This was a Kindle First
book that I chose because it looked like a good story. I had never heard
of Gabi Kreslehner, so I wasn't terribly excited about it and it sat on
my Kindle for a few months. This week, I had a business trip and chose
this book to read while sitting in airports and flying. From the first
page, I couldn't put it down and finished it in two days.
A
beautiful but troubled young girl, Marie, is killed by a car on the
autobahn near a rest area, and police detectives Franza and Felix take
over the investigation. The plot thickens with many twists and turns,
some that Franza can't handle. Her family has its own problems - her son
has become distant and disappears for days at a time, she doesn't love
her husband anymore, and she spends a lot of time with her lover.
Kreslehner weaves the lives of the main characters, the suspects, and
their relationships together beautifully. As the story unfolds and the
clues are uncovered, we are also drawn into Franza's life and her inner
struggles. The book is very well written and translated into English. I
look forward to reading more of Gabi Kreslehner's work.
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