Helle's Hound

No one can say this book is predictable, whoever boasted about discovering the killer early on in their review has to have read the last chapters first. Remember, it is not only who does it but why and how. I find this series charming and original but the plot moved slower than the first installment.......more

I didn't realise, until I was a couple of chapters in, that Helle's Hound is actually part of a series. As it is book #2 however, I didn't feel as though I'd missed anything crucial. I do really want to read book #1 though. Back to Helle's Hound. 🐕 This is a wonderfully entertaining mystery, with som......more

Dame Charlotte is found dead at the bottom of her stairs, partially eaten by her very hungry dog. Hm, yeah, takes a while to un-see that bit, don't it? The police believe she died of natural causes but Torben is convinced his old mentor was murdered. As it happens, the list of suspects stands out li......more

I was very kindly given an e-ARC of this book via Netgalley and Serpent's Tail / Viper. I enjoyed the first book in this series, despite its middling Goodreads reviews and was eager to pick up the next one. However, I only really found this book to be 'ok', with some odd writing choices and a myster......more

*3.5? I absolutely adore the characters of this series (except for the repeated mentionings about how Layla just doesn't get on with other women. Guess she's not like other girls or something). I love Helle and his friends, they have a lot of depth. I even enjoyed Charlotte as a character, even thoug......more