LoveReading Says
A pithy, twisty, challenging tale with a cracking concept. After the murder of a teenage girl in a small Norwegian town, people start pointing the finger of blame at her former boyfriend. Back in 2015 author Thomas Enger had the idea for the book but wasn’t sure whether to head in the direction of writing it for young adults, or as adult crime fiction, his wife suggested both. The YA book came first in Norwegian, then Orenda picked up on the YA to Adult crossover and Thomas has written Inborn (in English). The prologue is two pages of chilling intrigue, allowing a glimpse of hope and possibility before it’s cut down. The chapters flick backwards and forwards in time, with ‘now’ set in court, and ‘then’ slipping inevitably forwards from the violence of the prologue through to the court date. Little spiky hooks of bait made my thoughts toss and turn. I questioned everyone, joined the towns people in their doubt, felt the pain, suspicion, uncertainty. The ending caught in my throat, piercing, then shattering my crime-sleuthing thoughts. Inborn is so very readable, it also provoked and sliced at my feelings, made me stop, made me think, it really is very clever indeed.
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Inborn Synopsis
When a double murder takes place in a Norwegian village high school, a teenager finds himself subject to trial by social media ... and in the dock. Bestselling, highly emotive and award-winning Nordic Noir... 'One of the finest writers of the Nordic Noir genre' Ragnar Jnasson'Satisfyingly tense and dark' Sunday Times'Spine-chilling and utterly unputdownable' Yrsa Sigurardttir------------------------What turns a boy into a killer?When the high school in the small Norwegian village of Fredheim becomes a murder scene, the finger is soon pointed at seventeen-year-old Even. As the investigation closes in, social media is ablaze with accusations, rumours and even threats, and Even finds himself the subject of an online trial as well as being in the dock for murder?Even pores over his memories of the months leading up to the crime, and it becomes clear that more than one villager was acting suspiciously and secrets are simmering beneath the calm surface of this close-knit community. As events from the past play tag with the present, he's forced to question everything he thought he knew. Was the death of his father in a car crash a decade earlier really accidental? Has a relationship stirred up something that someone is prepared to kill to protect?It seems that there may be no one that Even can trust. But can we trust him?A taut, moving and chilling thriller, Inborn examines the very nature of evil, and asks the questions: How well do we really know our families? How well do we know ourselves?You loved Quicksand and We Need to Talk about Kevin, now read Inborn------------------------'A pithy, twisty, challenging tale with a cracking concept The ending caught in my throat, piercing, then shattering my crime-sleuthing thoughts. Inborn is so very readable, it also provoked and sliced at my feelings, made me stop, made me think, it really is very clever indeed' LoveReading'If you like your crime smart, dark and morally compelling then you'll absolutely love this book' 17 Degrees Magazine'Clever plotting and thought-provoking premise. Another feather in Thomas Enger's cap' Crime by the Book'Thomas Enger's novels are intelligent and emotionally aware and Inborn is no exception an exciting and thought-provoking novel' New Books Magazine'One of the most unusual and intense talents in the field' Barry Forshaw, Independent'MUST HAVE' Sunday Express S Magazine'Intriguing' Guardian'Sophisticated and suspenseful' Literary Review'Full of suspense and heart' Crime Monthly'Inborn is a small-town murder mystery and courtroom drama with multi-faceted characters and compelling twists that will keep you guessing until the very end' Culture Fly'A tightly plotted mix of thrillers and courtroom drama compelling, twisty and full of emotion' Off-the-Shelf Books
About This Edition
ISBN: |
9781912374489 |
Publication date: |
22nd January 2019 |
Author: |
Enger, Thomas |
Publisher: |
Orenda Books |
Format: |
Ebook (Epub) |
Primary Genre |
Crime and Mystery
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