The Ice Beneath Her by Camilla Grebe (Epub)

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A young woman is found beheaded in a business tycoon’s marble-lined hallway. Jesper Orre, the scandal-ridden CEO of the retail chain Clothes&More, has vanished. Who is the dead woman? And who is the brutal killer who wielded the machete? Rewind two months to meet Emma Bohman, a sales assistant for Clothes&More, whose life is turned upside down by a chance encounter with Jesper Orre. Insisting that their love affair is kept secret, he shakes Emma’s world a second time when he suddenly leaves her with no explanation. As frightening things begin to happen to Emma, she suspects Jesper is responsible. But why does he want to hurt her? And how far would he go to silence his secret lover?

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⭐ 4 Star thriller!SYNOPSISEmma has found the love of her life. She is in love and engaged to the CEO of the chain store where she works as a sales clerk. In order to avoid accusations of impropriety, they have to keep their relationship a secret. The night after they become engaged, he doesn’t show up for their celebration dinner. Over the next several days, he doesn’t call or text or return her calls or texts. He seems to have disappeared from her life. Then even stranger things begin happening; money is missing, a painting disappears… could he be a viscous psychopath?In the meantime, police officer Peter and psychologist Hanne are working together again (after a 10 year break) to solve a very disturbing murder which resembles a decade old unsolved case. Is this murder some how connected to Emma and her fiancee??WHAT I LOVEDGreat plot. I didn’t see the end coming. I thought I had it figured out, but I was wrong.Loved Stockholm as the back drop for this story. It snowed and rained at all the right times and I love stories set in Europe.Emma was an interesting character, watching her react to the situation with her fiancee was quite a journey. I also liked the family history with her parents and her Aunts.WHAT I DIDN’T LOVEThere wasn’t much I didn’t love. The only complaint I have is the I didn’t buy the relationship between Peter and Hanne. I just didn’t feel it. I can’t say much more without creating a spoiler but I’m wondering if others found it as hard to believe as I did. I also just plain didn’t like Peter as a character at all.OVERALLThis is a super readable book with nonstop action and a some great twists.

⭐ If you like dark Scandinavian police procedurals with unhappy protagonists, you will like “The Ice Beneath Her”. I do, so I enjoyed the book. The narrative structure is complex, with three first-person narrators, but after the first few transitions it flowed smoothly. The level of suspense is high — who was murdered is as compelling a question as who did the murdering, and the side plots have substantial suspense as well. The central characters are interesting if not exactly sympathetic, and the writing is fluent. It isn’t as good as some other Scandie crime novels, but it keeps the pages turning, which is after all the acid test for a thriller.

⭐ ”The Ice Beneath Her” is the first novel of Camilla Grebe that I’ve read and though not disappointing in broad terms, it certainly lacks in freshness and innovation as far as the plot is concerned. The story is narrated through three different viewpoints, that correspond to the leading characters of the novel, that is Peter, Hanne, and the mysterious Emma. The book begins with the Swedish police finding a decapitated body in an apartment belonging to an infamous CEO of a clothing company, Jesper Orre, mainly known to the public through the tabloid frontpages where he is described as a tough boss with no respect for his employees. Orre becomes the prime suspect but he is missing for a while and nobody seems to know about his whereabouts. Peter, a cynic, antisocial cop who also has a son from his previous -broken- marriage is put in charge of the investigation and soon Hanna, a psychologist who also works as a police consultant when a criminal profiler is needed, joins the team in order to offer new insights to this gruesome homicide.Peter and Hanne share a common history as they were lovers in the past, an affair which ended disastrously for Hanne who also battles with dementia at an early stage.”The Ice Beneath Her” is a more character-oriented crime novel and the author emphasizes on the protagonists’ thoughts, emotions and motives. The result is a book that has some very well-written internal monologues where Camilla Grebe dives into the characters psyches, all the way to their secret and innermost feelings and thoughts. Unfortunately the plot aspect of the novel is not strong enough to fully engage the reader and after the first half you know for sure where the story is heading. The final ”twist” is not a real one as the reader can see it coming from the first 100 pages.Nevertheless, if you like crime novels where the author cares more about the character development than the actual story, then this is definitely a book that will appeal to you. The more seasoned Scandi-crime fans though will not find something new here.

⭐ 10 years ago in Norway there was a brutal murder in which the victim was decapitated and his eyes are kept open as though forced to watch . Now another murder matching the exact same modus operendi . Peter, Sanchez and Manfred part of the homicide division are on a race to solve the crime.CEO Of a big company, Jesper Ore is known for working the employees to death, violating labor laws and womanizing has gone missing. His garage has burned down and the cops are clueless.Hanna has been retired for sometime. She is a top investigator but she also has early onset dementia. Her memory is going. Currently in an unhappy marriage with an older gent named Owe, she is in the process of moving out n her own.Although 10 years older than Peter the two did have a relationship of sorts. But Peter chickened out. His life is complicated enough. Years ago he partnered with a girl named Janet had a a son together but he is barely involved.Emma is an employee who works for Jesper’s company. The two meet on the sales floor and the romance begins. Several secretive dates and then on the night Jesper proposes to her he disappears. He borrowed 100 thousand kroner from her and stole a valuable painting. As her life falls apart she scrambles to put the pieces back together again.As the case progresses it is revealed that the same machete was used in both crimes. Emma has a a mentally ill mother in her background who is now long deceased and her father committed suicide. What is the thread that connects this all ? How are two totally unrelated crimes connected.

⭐ This book is like two books: one good and one bad. On the good side is a clever and sophiscated plot with a surprising conclusion. On the other hand, the characters are boring and unable to confront any new problem without thinking about their unhappy pasts. One character is facing the terror of encroaching dementia which does not advance the action in anyway, but does make for depressing reading. Be warned: there is a good book to be read here, but at the price of reading a bad one.

⭐ What a fascinating story. Dysfunctional main characters. A brilliant woman w early onset Alzheimer’s. A woman who grew up w alcoholic parents who can’t relate to the works. A policeman who cannot accept responsibility in his life. And a wealthy CEO w a reputation as a playboy. When their lives intersect it creates a fascinating story. Well done!

⭐ Everyone in this story is So. Damned. Depressing. And why, why, why does the author start a series where one of the protagonists has dementia? Where can that story line, and her love affair with her police colleague, go?SPOILER ALERT… There are 3 characters narrating this book. If you’ve read many mystery novels then it’s pretty obvious that one of the narrators is probably the killer. I skipped the middle and jumped to the end.

⭐ While there is no dispute that Grebe’s writing is eloquent and even poetic at times, this was an extremely tedious read for me and a disappointing book overall. Each chapter reads like a blow by blow account of the characters’ daily hum drum lives and their internal woe, which slows the pace down and does not compel you to keep reading. I persevered through 60% of this book, but it didn’t improve and I lost interest.

⭐ I’m not a big fan of books narrated in the first person and wasn’t thrilled to have three different narrators. This is personal to me and not intended to bash the author or the storyline. The writing is good and the characters are believable. In the end, the book had interesting twists and turns that made it a somewhat satisfying read.

⭐ Caught me from page one! The main characters are very well described as they try to find a sadistic killer who beheads the victims, leaving their eyes open. Full of betrayal, abandonment and a dead butterfly! You won’t be able to put it down! I want more from this author with a diabolical mind

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