Dreamless, Jorgen Brekke
Dreamless, Jorgen Brekke
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Dreamless
A Novel

Author: Jorgen Brekke

Narrator: Paul Hodgson

Unabridged: 9 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/28/2015

Synopsis

A promising young singer is found dead in a clearing in a forest, gruesomely murdered—her larynx cut out, and an antique music box placed carefully atop her body, playing a mysterious lullaby that sounds familiar, but that no one can quite place. Chief Inspector Odd Singsaker, of the Trondheim Police Department, still recovering from brain surgery, is called in to investigate.

Singsaker, now married to Felicia Stone, the American detective he met while tracking down a serial killer, fears the worst when another young girl, also known for her melodic singing voice, suddenly goes missing while on a walk with her dog one night. As the Trondheim police follow the trail of this deadly killer, it becomes clear that both cases are somehow connected to a centuries-old ballad called "The Golden Peace," written by a mysterious composer called Jon Blund, in the seventeenth century. This lullaby promises the most sound, sweet sleep to the listener—and as time ticks by, the elusive killer seems as if he will stop at nothing to get his hands on this perfect lullaby.

Jorgen Brekke returns at the top of his game in this nonstop thrill ride through place—and time.

About Jorgen Brekke

JORGEN BREKKE was born in Horten, Norway. After completing his studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, he settled in Trondheim, where he currently lives with his wife and three children. Brekke taught education for some years, but recently has worked as a freelance journalist. His debut novel, Where Monsters Dwell has been sold to fifteen countries.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ed on May 23, 2016

Reading the follow up to Jorgen Brekke's outstanding debut thriller "Where Monsters Dwell" is like playing a Scandinavian version of three dimensional chess. An incredibly complex and challenging mystery, it follows dual plot lines in the Norwegian city of Trondheim with fascinating side issues invo......more

Goodreads review by Tanja on September 14, 2013

Rating 3.4* out of 5. This was a perfectly readable thriller. It was a nice read, but I will have forgotten I ever read it within two weeks. Considering I only started keeping track of what I read at the end of 2007, I wonder how many books are in this particular category. Neither spectacular nor ag......more

Goodreads review by Luna on January 22, 2021

Really enjoyed this one. The prologue is dynamite and short and sweet setting up an introduction to someone you know is going to be quite psychotic. Then it moves to Stockholm in 1767 for the first chapter so I thought this is where the story takes place. Yet in chapter two it talks about someone ge......more

Quotes

“History pulses with life and excitement in this chilling and foreboding read. Jorgen Brekke delivers what thriller readers crave--action, history, secrets, conspiracies, and international settings. Couldn't ask for anything more.” —Steve Berry on Where Monsters Dwell

“With depth of characterization... a narrative pace that's fast but never rushed--and a shattering climax--Brekke creates a novel of startling originality. Discerning readers will find it spellbinding… Quoth the critic, give us more.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch on Where Monsters Dwell

“The buildup to each murder is extraordinarily well done and almost unbearably suspenseful.” —Booklist

“An addictive, suspenseful present-day crime thriller peppered with expertly-researched historic chapters--is it any wonder I loved this book?” —Raymond Khoury, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Templar on Where Monsters Dwell

“The next Stieg Larsson? Norway's Jorgen Brekke should be in the running, with his original and suspenseful debut novel WHERE MONSTERS DWELL... A killer debut, in every sense of the word, and a book you will want to read in one sitting, preferably not right before bedtime.” —Bookpage on Where Monsters Dwell

“Brekke's big-boned debut thriller, spanning two continents and 500 years, delves into the unholy connections between a pair of monstrous killings in Norway and the U.S…. The sleuths are sympathetic and the atmosphere suitably sinister...Grim and tense.” —Kirkus on Where Monsters Dwell

“Engrossing… this mystery is perfectly grim without being bleak and is a welcome addition to the popular ‘Nordic noir' subgenre” —Library Journal on Where Monsters Dwell

“It is almost unbelievable that this is Brekke's debut novel. The story moves seamlessly between 16th-century Europe and present-day Virginia and Norway, and the mystery is intricate… as it moves through time and place. Brekke's characters are developed with depth, making readers feel both empathy and sympathy toward them.” —RT Book Reviews (4.5/5 stars) on Where Monsters Dwell

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