La Bara Rossa (2011)

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Author

Sam Eastland

Genre

Mystery & Thriller

Series

Inspector Pekkala

Rating

3.77 of 5 Votes: 5

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ISBN

8842817511 (ISBN13: 9788842817512)

Language

English

Publisher

Il Saggiatore

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About book La Bara Rossa (2011)

This is not your standard whodunit! The author has such a way with words - here is an example:"As Pekkala turned, he saw a face in the window of a house, sliding back into the shadows like a drowned man sinking to the bottom of a lake." Inspector Pekkela discussing personal boundaries, with Major Kirov:"The only advice I have for you is to do what you can live with. The further you go beyond that point, the harder it is to return.""And how far have you gone, Inspector?""If I ever get back," Pekkala answered, "I will be sure to let you know."Evocative, succinct and full of power. Enjoy! Book 2, in which Pekkala investigates the murder of the designed of a new tank. Eastland (Paul Watkins) continues to juggle past and present in a satisfactory way, giving us more backstory about Pekkala's time working for the Tsar. This book - published as The Red Coffin in the UK - finds Eastland finding his stride with this series (which originally had been intended to be a one-off), and I think has a more satisfying ending than book 1, which kind of ran out of steam towards the end.