Dreamless

Jørgen Brekke, 1968-

Book - 2015

"A promising young singer is found dead in a clearing in a forest, gruesomely murdered--her larynx cut out, and an antique music box placed carefully atop her body, playing a mysterious lullaby that sounds familiar, but that no one can quite place. Chief Inspector Odd Singsaker, of the Trondheim Police Department, still recovering from brain surgery, is called in to investigate. Singsaker, now married to Felicia Stone, the American detective he met while tracking down a serial killer, fears the worst when another young girl, also known for her melodic singing voice, suddenly goes missing while on a walk with her dog one night. As the Trondheim police follow the trail of this deadly killer, it becomes clear that both cases are somehow c...onnected to a centuries-old ballad called "The Golden Peace," written by a mysterious composer called Jon Blund, in the seventeenth century. This lullaby promises the most sound, sweet sleep to the listener--and as time ticks by, the elusive killer seems as if he will stop at nothing to get his hands on this perfect lullaby. Jorgen Brekke returns at the top of his game in this nonstop thrill ride through place--and time"--

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Subjects
Genres
Mystery fiction
Published
New York : Minotaur Books 2015.
Language
English
Norwegian
Main Author
Jørgen Brekke, 1968- (-)
Other Authors
Steven T Murray (translator)
Edition
First U.S. edition
Physical Description
311 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN
9781250080752
9781250016997
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Review by Booklist Review

In Trondheim, Norway, an elusive killer leaves a music box playing a haunting melody on the body of a young woman whose vocal cords have been removed. When identifying the body proves challenging, DI Odd Singsaker's (Where Monsters Dwell, 2014) most promising clue is the music box. Music-history experts at Trondheim's Ringve Museum and the local university suggest that the melody is an unidentified historic ballad, and Singsaker feels the first twinges of suspicion as he uncovers a professor's improprieties with young singers. When another girl goes missing, Odd learns that she's slated to perform in a concert of classical ballads, further cementing his certainty that the song links the two cases. As Singsaker struggles to decode the melody's significance to the killer, Brekke deftly weaves an enlightening historical underlayer that reveals the lullaby's tragic origins. Brekke's storytelling epitomizes the atmospheric, cerebral blend of history and unflinching psychological terror that launched the Scandinavian crime-fiction trend; followers of Karin Fossum and Henning Mankell who haven't already discovered Brekke's Singsaker will appreciate an introduction.--Tran, Christine Copyright 2015 Booklist

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