Rounded up from roughly 2.5 stars ⭐️
A Memory for Murder follows private investigator Selma Flack. At a lunch date with friends a shot rings out. Selma’s friend is killed and Selma is injured. But more suspicious deaths are happening. Many secrets are being covered up.
At first I struggled a little to get into this book, but that was mainly because it’s quite political and that is not my strong suit. However, this book taught me a bit about Norwegian political issues in a way which was easy for me to follow and understand. I love it when I can learn something from a book, books have taught me so much over the years.
However, I really really did not like Selma. I found her rude, selfish and unkind. When her friend is dealing with the most difficult time in their life, all she can care about is herself. I found it so difficult to warm to her nature. She came across as very cold and self centred. I also found a small section where a character was judged because of their choice of religious clothes - particularly difficult to swallow. I almost stopped reading the book completely, it just felt very inappropriate. It is very possible that some parts were just lost in translation, as I did find the translation a little difficult to follow at times. I am aware that there may be cultural differences in how these characters are perceived. I personally won’t be reading any of the other books in this series. But I urge other readers to not be put off by my opinion, you may really enjoy the book and characters. They just weren’t for me unfortunately!
I would recommend this to people who like political thrillers with a ‘strong’ female lead. I want to thank Readers First, Corvus Publishers and Anne Holt for allowing me to read this and give my personal thoughts.
A Memory for Murder follows private investigator Selma Flack. At a lunch date with friends a shot rings out. Selma’s friend is killed and Selma is injured. But more suspicious deaths are happening. Many secrets are being covered up.
At first I struggled a little to get into this book, but that was mainly because it’s quite political and that is not my strong suit. However, this book taught me a bit about Norwegian political issues in a way which was easy for me to follow and understand. I love it when I can learn something from a book, books have taught me so much over the years.
However, I really really did not like Selma. I found her rude, selfish and unkind. When her friend is dealing with the most difficult time in their life, all she can care about is herself. I found it so difficult to warm to her nature. She came across as very cold and self centred. I also found a small section where a character was judged because of their choice of religious clothes - particularly difficult to swallow. I almost stopped reading the book completely, it just felt very inappropriate. It is very possible that some parts were just lost in translation, as I did find the translation a little difficult to follow at times. I am aware that there may be cultural differences in how these characters are perceived. I personally won’t be reading any of the other books in this series. But I urge other readers to not be put off by my opinion, you may really enjoy the book and characters. They just weren’t for me unfortunately!
I would recommend this to people who like political thrillers with a ‘strong’ female lead. I want to thank Readers First, Corvus Publishers and Anne Holt for allowing me to read this and give my personal thoughts.