Swiss Vendetta | 
so-soWhile there were definitely things I liked about this book (the amazing descriptions/feel of the setting), I just wasn‘t as invested with the characters as I wanted. Other than the secondary character, 90 yo Vladimir Arsov, whose personal story left me haunted and mesmerized, the rest of the cast felt flat to me. Pretty much a locked-door murder mystery (obviously set in Switzerland), a young woman is murdered at a fabulous chateau during the 🔻
robinb blizzard of the century and newly transferred Agnes Luthi (formerly in Financial Crimes) has her first assignment in Violent Crimes. Agnes is returning to duty following the death of her husband and has a host of her own personal issues to deal with. As they are virtually cut off from the outside world, Agnes and her makeshift team must unravel the victim‘s background as well as other possible motives to catch the killer. 🔻 (edited) 3y
robinb While this is a decent mystery, my problem (other than the above mentioned), is that I found small instances of contradictions from earlier passages that irked me. I also found certain police procedures (or lack there of) annoying. The first half of the book was sluggish but did pick up in the latter as Agnes seemed to gain more self-confidence in her abilities. Just my personal take and probably an #unpopularopinion. However…#coverlove! 3/5⭐️ 🔻 (edited) 3y
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TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 3y
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