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Not much in to detail as I dont want it to be negative as such . But this book is not what I expected .
Very bland and not understanding some of the thoughts here . Very let down .



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Bodies found in different countries are connected by the same means of death. A sadistic killer has removed the Fallopian tubes of his victims and discarded the bodies. It will take all of Felix’s skill as a police officer to capture the murderer before anymore women lose their lives.
I was so engrossed in the closing chapters that I went two stops past my train station. When I got on the train to go back I started reading again and missed my stop a second time. Great combination of incredible story based on true events, Nordic noir and an absolutely hypnotising story. This one ticks all my boxes and I’m still thinking about it!!!
A big thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a free digital copy of the book in return for an honest review. The biggest thanks goes to the author for weaving such a great spell with this story. A definite winner in my eyes.

This is based around a real case, it is chilling and mixes between the discovery of bodies and the victims. As there is a realisation that a serial killer is at hand there is a race against time to find the killer. As the book comes to an end be prepared for an unexpected twist which may leave some disappointed and some wanting more. Would really recommend.

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book.

I am a fan of Nordic Noir and in that sense, this book did not disappoint.
The author developed the characters adequately and I really liked the pace at which the story moved. I found it interesting that the cases the detectives were investigating included those in Denmark, Norway, and France. Obviously, a serial killer was at work here. A profiler was consulted and a female detective offered to use herself as bait, in order to catch the killer.

The detective and forensic work was done in a timely and professional manner.
It was interesting that this was supposedly based on a real case.

What I did not like was the abrupt and seemingly unfinished ending to this book. It was almost as though this was the first in a series of books. It was a cliffhanger with no promise of completion. If you don’t mind not knowing how the story ends, then this book may be for you. I want to know more about these characters. Please write a sequel!

Buzzes and spooky shivers will chase each other up and down your spine on this one. Knowing that the narrative is loosely based on actual events will exacerbate those tingles, compelling the reader to check over his/her shoulder in carparks or even at creepy, unknown stealth-like noises when home alone some dark, stormy night. The courageous reader will have the detective in him/her hunting for the perp right along with Detectives Felix and Katherine...if you survive.

~Eunice C., - Reviewer/Blogger~

August 2021

Disclaimer: This is my honest opinion based on the review copy sent by the publisher.

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Black Notice is a procedural based on true events written by Lotte Petri. Originally published in 2017, this English language reformat and re-release from Saga Egmont is 151 pages and is available in ebook format. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.

This is a very fast paced, very graphic ScandiNoir procedural. I found many of the graphic descriptions and body horror/violence difficult to read. The book is quite short, so the character development is rudimentary and a bit choppy. The plot revolves around a sadistic serial killer with victims in France, Norway, and Denmark. The language is (as expected) quite rough in places. I'm not sure if it's due to the translation being meticulously true to the original source material, but it felt choppy and uneven to me. Danish (indeed most Scandinavian languages) has a much shorter, more staccato feel, and that rhythm is translated into the English version and it was a bumpy ride.

Mostly I couldn't get around the sado-sexual descriptions and the graphic violence against the female victims. It is well written, however. It might appeal to fans of true-crime (although this is a fictionalized account and I couldn't find the sources for the actual cases it was supposed to be based on), as well as die-hard fans of ScandiNoir. The author is adept, it just wasn't for me.

Three stars. Likely four for the right niche audience.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Elegant, trumpet-like lilies, she thought. But there was something off. Something not right. It was the colour. It was strange, sort of pale and flesh-coloured…

In a sleepy seaside town outside Copenhagen, a strange light at the bottom of the harbour has the police call in a military diver with a speciality in wet crime scenes. Deep down in the dark water sits a car, with the dead body of a young woman in the driver’s seat. The dead woman seems to have been the victim of a sadistic surgery.

On some jagged cliffs off of a rural town in the south of Norway, a dog walker finds a partly skeletal corpse wearing a wetsuit. In their search for the identity of the victim, local police send out a black notice through Interpol, and before long another dead girl in a similar wetsuit is found all the way down in Holland.

But when a woman bearing a scar similar to the others is found lifeless and icy cold in a forest lake, she could be the most important witness for the police — if only they are able to bring her back from the dead.

Partly based on actual events, Black Notice is a thrilling Scandi Noir following the international hunt for a ruthless serial killer.
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I would like to thank Netgalley and Saga Egmont for a review copy of Black Notice, a stand-alone police procedural set in several Northern European countries.

Women’s bodies are turning up in several countries, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, all with head wounds and the same scar. Danish detective Felix Jorgensen leads the chase for a serial killer without boundaries.

I like a police procedural as the format appeals to me, the puzzle of the unknown perpetrator and the gradual winnowing of facts to reach a solution. Therefore I quite enjoyed Black Notice as it follows that format, but it’s not as satisfying as I hoped it would be. I think this is due, in part, to the length of the novel. It is quite short and crams in a lot of action and events so it feels more like a series of events than a continuous narrative. The lack of length also means that there is little character development and that makes it hard to identify with any one character.

The plot itself is well constructed with Felix gradually honing in on a prime suspect by hard work and a touch of gut instinct. It is told from various points of view, including two of the victims and their accounts are dripping with fear and atmosphere. I think they are the best part of the novel.

Black Notice is an easy way to pass a few hours.

I hate it when this happens!!!!
I’m so sorry but as I was given a preview of the book in exchange for an honest review, I feel I must tell the truth - I couldn’t finish this book :(
I’m not sure if it was the layout, or that the translation felt poor? But I persevered until 48% when I had to admit defeat.