An ex-junkie who has pieced a life back together as a tech consultant and translator starts down a dark path when his former dealer is murdered in Carl-Johan Vallgren's The Tunnel.
Even by the high standards of gloomy Scandinavian noir this one is inky-black and uncompromising, as our protagonist Katz finds himself opening the lid on a world of crooked cops, sex slavery, underground porn films, and torture-killings. A nihilistic ending, where evil isn't exactly stopped but maybe slowed down a little, isn't for all tastes.
Vallgren writes with tremendous energy and has created a cast of fully-realized characters. Recommended for those readers who don't mind a particularly dark read.
I checked this out from the New Castle-Henry County Public Library and read it quickly.
Even by the high standards of gloomy Scandinavian noir this one is inky-black and uncompromising, as our protagonist Katz finds himself opening the lid on a world of crooked cops, sex slavery, underground porn films, and torture-killings. A nihilistic ending, where evil isn't exactly stopped but maybe slowed down a little, isn't for all tastes.
Vallgren writes with tremendous energy and has created a cast of fully-realized characters. Recommended for those readers who don't mind a particularly dark read.
I checked this out from the New Castle-Henry County Public Library and read it quickly.
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