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A Death in Denmark
- The First Gabriel Præst Novel
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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Summary
“Philip Marlowe meets Nordic Noir.”—Iben Albinus, internationally bestselling and award-winning author of Damaskus
Meet Gabriel Præst, an ex-Copenhagen cop (who dresses with panache), jazz aficionado, and relentless pursuer of truth as he explores Denmark’s Nazi-collaborator past and anti-Muslim present in a thrilling Nordic murder mystery with a cosmopolitan vibe
Everyone in Denmark knew that Yousef Ahmed, a refugee from Iraq, brutally murdered the right-wing politician Sanne Melgaard. So, when part-time blues musician, frustrated home renovator, and full-time private detective Gabriel Præst agrees to investigate the matter because his ex—the one who got away—asked him to, he knew it was a no-win case.
But as Gabriel starts to ask questions, his face meets with the fists of Russian gangsters; the Danish prime minister asks him for a favor; and he starts to realize that something may be rotten in the state of Denmark.
Wondering if Yousef was framed to heighten the local anti-Muslim sentiment, Gabriel follows a trail back in time to World War II when anti-Semitism was raging in Europe during the German occupation of Denmark. Fearing a nationalistic mindset has resurfaced, Gabriel rolls up the sleeves of his well-cut suit and gets to work. From the cobblestone streets of Copenhagen to the historic Strassen of Berlin where the sounds of the steel-toed boots of marching Nazis still linger, Gabriel finds that some very powerful Danes don’t want him digging into the case—as the secrets he unearths could shake the foundations of Danish identity.
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- 22-05-23
I usually love Malásia books
This one however is not a favorite. I was REALLY annoyed by the narrator who couldn’t pronounce any of the Danish words. I speak Danish and had absolutely no idea what he tries to say. If you have a book with that many foreign words you should get a narrator who can pronounce them. Unfortunately I just couldn’t get over the bad narration to enjoy the book. Probably I would have liked the story more with a good Danish speaking performer.
Besides that I miss knowing who the main character is. Right, he is into clothes (always VERY detailed descriptions), wine and Kierkegaard, and that’s it.
I do hope Malladi goes deeper on Gabriel’s personality and skips some of the superficial stuff.
The story itself is actually very good
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