Dark Secrets, Michael Hjorth
Dark Secrets, Michael Hjorth
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Dark Secrets

Author: Michael Hjorth, Hans Rosenfeldt

Narrator: Matthew Wolf

Unabridged: 14 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/23/2013


Synopsis

In this "flawless," fast-paced crime thriller, Scandinavia's hottest new writing duo, Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt, present the first book in the Sebastian Bergman series (Politiken).

It all begins with a call to the police. A sixteen-year-old boy, Roger Eriksson, has gone missing in the town of Västerås. A search is organized and a group of young scouts makes an awful discovery in a marsh: Roger is dead.

Meanwhile, Sebastian Bergman, psychologist, criminal profiler and one of Sweden's top experts on serial killers, is in Västerås to settle his mother's estate following her death. Sebastian has withdrawn from police work after the death of his wife and daughter in the 2004 tsunami.

When the Crime Investigation Department asks Sebastian for his help in Roger's case, his arrogant manner at first alienates the rest of the team. Pushing forward, though, they begin to make disturbing discoveries about the private school Roger attended . . . 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dora on January 04, 2019

A minha opinião em vídeo: [URL not allowed] Devorei este livro em poucos dias. Lia de manhã, à hora do almoço e à noite. Não costumo ler policiais mas gostei imenso e vou continuar nesta linha de leitura. A trama, não sendo nada de especial, não deixa de nos viciar. As personage......more

Goodreads review by Robin on August 20, 2012

This book is called Sebastian Bergman for a good reason. The Swedish psychologist and police profiler that we became acquainted with on BBC4 a few months ago dominates this novel completely. He’s rude, self-important, cruel, clever but knows it, disloyal, sex-obsessed and, clearly, not a great frien......more

Goodreads review by M on May 14, 2020

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Goodreads review by Fátima on January 14, 2025

O primeiro livro da série do Sebastian Bergman e se o Sebastian não é um chato nem sei. Até às últimas 100 páginas do livro foi o que eu achei. Um chato, sempre com os seus sonhos e a conquista de mulheres para encontros de uma noite. Um chato! Já perto do fim até lhe ganhei alguma simpatia e fiquei......more

Goodreads review by Charlie Parker on October 17, 2024

Secretos imperfectos Primera novela de estos autores suecos con el protagonismo de un sicólogo un tanto peculiar. La historia gira en torno al asesinato de un adolescente en un pueblo sueco. Ahí llegan unos policías de Estocolmo para hacerse cargo de la investigación. Todo normal hasta que entra en esc......more


Quotes

"A thrilling crime plot with lots of twists and turns...the best Swedish crime export of the year."—Die Welt (Germany)

"Effective, well written and flawless are three pretty precise labels one can put on the Swedish author duo Mikael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt's first crime novel Det fördolda....Hjorth & Rosenfeldt cannot be placed in a classic, Swedish crime tradition. Neither criticism on society, nor women's crime fiction's tiring predilection for everyday trivialities is offered here, instead a solid narrative, where nothing is black or white."—Politiken (DK)

"Despite the gruesome murder, Det fördolda is a crime novel where action and blood-dripping details are left behind for more interesting depictions of the everyday - although complex and infected - relationships between people. The cleverly increasing tension lies in the gradual mapping out of Roger's life and it leaves you with a taste for more."—Skånska Dagbladet (SE)

"The solid story is brought to life by the characters who hopefully will appear again in part two of the Bergman series."—de Volkskrant (NL)

"An exceedingly quick, efficient and continuously action packed crime thriller. They know their craft. They have great command of the staccato rhythm of this curt, brusque language and use it to create drama and continuously increasing tension."—Borås Tidning (SE)

"Effective, well written and flawless."—Politiken (DK)

"An exceedingly quick, efficient and continuously action packed crime thriller. They know their craft."—Borås Tidning (SE)

"A glimmering crime novel."—Ny Nordisk Litteratur (Denmark)

"An astoundingly smart thriller."—De Telegraaf (Netherlands)