Christoffer Carlsson
Autor de Blaze Me a Sun
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Obras de Christoffer Carlsson
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Carlsson, Christoffer
- Nombre legal
- Carlsson, Christoffer
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1986
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Sweden
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Halmstad, Sweden
- Lugares de residencia
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Educación
- University of Stockholm
- Ocupaciones
- author
criminologist
researcher
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 13
- Miembros
- 458
- Popularidad
- #53,635
- Valoración
- 3.6
- Reseñas
- 36
- ISBNs
- 117
- Idiomas
- 15
- Favorito
- 1
It is now years later and a memorial service is being held, marking the 10th anniversary of Lovisa’s death. At this time, Jorgensson, a detective in the stolen goods unit, is investigating a burglary suspected to have been perpetrated by one of the Miljanovic brothers, both brothers being career criminals. He notices, going through the records, that in one instance the brothers set fire to a house after its occupants returned home unexpectedly. Anomalies in their route of burglaries interests Jorgensson and he begins to wonder whether they were in the area at the time of Lovisa’s murder and could Christensson, who has repeatedly vowed his innocence, been wrongly convicted.
In 2017, Karin, Isak’s pregnant partner comes to Jorgensson to report Isak missing. The police are doing nothing and Jorgensson, now a former policeman, is her last resort. Throughout the 20+ years since Lovisa’s death, Jorgensson still has doubts about Christensson’s conviction.
One reviewer states, “Thus slow-burning, masterfully constructed literary thriller…lays bare the haunting effects of violent crime.” Under the Storm is one-third police procedural and two-thirds psychological study of the effects of Lovisa’s murder and Christensson’s conviction. First there is Vidar Jorgensson who is haunted by doubts. Instrumental in providing evidence of Christensson’s guilt, his doubts consume him as he tries to validate that he did the right thing and the right man was convicted. His obsession with the crime forces him to resign from the police force and strains his marriage.
Next you have Isak’s parents (Christensson was Isak’s mother’s brother) who are ostracized from the small community of Marback, to the point they contemplate relocating.
Finally, there is Isak. His classmates bullied him and his friends deserted him to some extent. Isak and Christensson used to spend every Sunday together and Isak adored him. Yet there was always a stigma about Christensson whose father was abusive. Young Christensson was a little wild so when he was charged and convicted the towns people weren’t surprised…the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Isak always wondered whether that violent gene was passed down to him since at times he felt violent urges. So, not only did he lose his idol, he doubted his own persona.
I said about Blaze Me a Sun that the bleak countryside, the bleak weather and the bleak future for … residents all combine to make Blaze Me a Sun a solid entry into the Scandinavian noir genre. It is true as well with Under the Storm. The dark forest, the extreme climate, hurricanes, the struggle for farmers in the area to survive, the close Marback community where everyone knows everyone and everything combine to make Under the Storm compelling, complex and haunting. I highly recommend it.… (más)