Name: Maria Bæk Christensen's review of The Sanctuary by Katrine Engberg
Item: The Sanctuary
Rating: 4
Author: Maria Bæk Christensen

Katrine Engberg

From internationally bestselling author Katrine Engberg, the series that is a “gripping addition to the Scandinavian crime fiction pantheon” (Oprah Daily) comes to a stunning conclusion as Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner rush to untangle a long-simmering mystery before a brutal killer strikes again.

Jeppe Kørner, on leave from the police force and nursing a broken heart, has taken refuge on the island of Bornholm for the winter. Also on the island is Esther de Laurenti, a writer working on a biography on a female anthropologist with a mysterious past and coming to terms with her own crushing sense of loneliness in the wake of a dear friend’s death. When Jeppe lends a helping hand at the island’s local sawmill, he begins to realize that the island may not be the peaceful refuge it appears to be.

Back in Copenhagen, Anette Werner is tasked with leading the investigation into a severed corpse discovered on a downtown playground. As she follows the strange trail of clues, they all seem to lead back to Bornholm. With an innocent offer to check out a lead, Jeppe unwittingly finds himself in the crosshairs of a sinister mystery rooted in the past, forcing him to team up with Anette and Esther to unravel the island’s secrets before it’s too late.

With her signature “unforgettable characters and brilliant plot twists” (Kathy Reichs, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Katrine Engberg weaves a satisfying and white-knuckled finale to her Korner and Werner series that is a modern classic of Scandinavian noir.

The Sanctuary

Isola

Emily

En gammel brevveksling, et nyt venskab, en by, en halv krop og en hel ø bringer Jeppe, Esther og Annette på sporet af en anden tid og tættere på hinanden. Intet menneske er en ø. 

Jeppe har taget orlov fra politiet og er flyttet til Bornholm vinteren over for at arbejde som skovhugger. Anette står alene tilbage i København og bliver sat til at lede en sag med et parteret lig i en kuffert. Og Esther … hun skriver på en biografi om en kvindelig antropolog, Margrethe Dybris, og har aldrig før følt sig så ensom.

De fleste af os har oplevet den. Og når vores dage rinder ud, vil mange af os møde den som det sidste i livet – ensomheden. Netop følelsen af ensomhed er det gennemgående tema i den nye kriminalroman Isola af bestsellerforfatteren Katrine Engberg.

På forskellig vis oplever bogens velkendte karakterer, hvordan ensomheden kommer snigende og omringer livet.

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The Sanctuary by Katrine Engberg

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