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Dark Music

Dark Music

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  • Author：David Lagercrantz
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Summary

Inspired by Sherlock Holmes， an exhilarating new thriller from the bestselling author of The Girl in the Spider's Web--a murder investigation in which two unlikely allies race to uncover a shadowy international conspiracy。

Professor Hans Rekke is a world authority on interrogation techniques， capable of dizzying feats of logic and observation。 He was born into wealth and power and has a picture-perfect wife and daughter。 But he also has a fragile psyche that falls apart under pressure。

Micaela Vargas is a street-smart police officer， daughter of Chilean political refugees， who grew up in the projects on the outskirts of Stockholm and has two brothers on the wrong side of the law。 She is tenacious and uncompromising， and desperate to prove herself to her fellow cops。

Micaela needs Hans's unique mind to help her solve the case of a murdered asylum-seeker from Afghanistan。 Hans needs Micaela to save him from himself。 Together， they need to find the killer before they're both silenced for good。

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Reviews

Irene ，

A wrongful death leads the investigators to Afghanistan & Taliban This work was well written by an author with meaningful contacts。 This story was informative as to the struggles of people living in war torn zones and their refugee / immigrant family。

Judy ，

A realistic tale of one of the many horrible events that took place during the wrongful invasion of Afghanistan。 Secrets and spies were the rule of law and corruption flaunted。 Now back to square one with the Taliban once more in control。 Music is again banned and musicians suffer。

Elaine ，

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of Dark Music。I've read one of the author's previous books before， and the premise piqued my interest， so I was excited when my request was granted。Sadly， this was not what I expected。 ** Minor spoilers ahead ** First， the characters: Rekke is some kind of a Sherlock Holmes type character， just one of many in so many mystery series I've read。 He's smart， observant， and once a gifted musician。He's also human。 He's severely depressed， self medicated， and has s Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of Dark Music。I've read one of the author's previous books before， and the premise piqued my interest， so I was excited when my request was granted。Sadly， this was not what I expected。 ** Minor spoilers ahead ** First， the characters: Rekke is some kind of a Sherlock Holmes type character， just one of many in so many mystery series I've read。 He's smart， observant， and once a gifted musician。He's also human。 He's severely depressed， self medicated， and has suicidal thoughts。When a soccer referee is brutally murdered， he's asked for his keen observations on the murder suspect the police have brought in。 Rekke's immediate conclusion is that the suspect is not a killer。Micaela Vargas is the lone female on the team investigating the murder， a woman of color with a serious chip on her shoulder。 Her colleagues are sexist， misogynistic pigs who make internal comments about her appearance and her body。They're not the only ones; with the exception of Micaela's brother， nearly every man she encounters makes crude comments about the way she looks。 Micaela is not likable; she lacks empathy and compassion; when she rescues Rekke， she''s callous and insensitive to his feelings and depression （assuming incorrectly）， that a wealthy man has no problems。In fact， she's almost always rude and brusque to people， except her criminal brother， and is in need of therapy as much as Rekke does。The murder case was neither compelling， suspenseful or interesting。 I could care less about the murderer soccer referee and his ties to the Taliban and the terrible things he did or was done to him。The writing was okay， though the translation was a bit choppy though that's to be expected。 Translations are not easy。I won't read the next book in the series。 。。。more

Kat Dietrich ，

Dark Music by David Lagercrantz is the first in the Rekke and Vargas series。First， let me thank NetGalley， the publishers Knopf Doubleday Publishing and Penguin Random House Publishing and of course the author， for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。Series Information:Professor Hans Rekke is manic-depressive， and has genius insights into logic and observation。  He is musically gifted。  He was born into a family of wealth and power， but Dark Music by David Lagercrantz is the first in the Rekke and Vargas series。First， let me thank NetGalley， the publishers Knopf Doubleday Publishing and Penguin Random House Publishing and of course the author， for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。Series Information:Professor Hans Rekke is manic-depressive， and has genius insights into logic and observation。  He is musically gifted。  He was born into a family of wealth and power， but with an over-bearing mother who saw little but his failures。 He has a daughter Julia， and his relationship with his wife is "iffy"。  He and his brother Magnus do not always see eye-to-eye。Police Officer Micaela Vargas is the daughter of Chilean refugees， and she grew up in the poor area of Stockholm。  Both of her brothers Simon and Lucas are on the wrong side of the law。  She works with Inspector Jonas Beijor， Chief Inspector Carl Fransson， and Assistant Police Commissioner Martin Falkegren。My Synopsis:    （No major reveals， but if concerned， skip to My Opinions）Jamal Kabir， a soccer referee， is beaten to death。  Suspicions immediately fall on the drunken father of one of the players。  But things are not as they seem。Assistant Police Commissioner Martin Falkegren takes a few colleagues， including the street-smart Officer Micaela Vargas， to meet with Professor Hans Rekke， who has published some rather amazing articles on interrogation techniques。  But Falkegren isn't impressed， and dismisses everything Rekke says。  Micaela Vargas， however， can't let it go， even after being removed from the murder investigation。Micaela and Hans end up working together to try and solve the murder， but things are a little more political than either had anticipated， and finding answers may put them both in danger。My Opinions:First， kudos to the translator  Ian Giles。Now， regarding the book。The character of Rekke seems to be a reproduction of Sherlock Holmes， including his deductive prowess， musical ability and drug use。  Vargas， then would be a female Watson。  They look like they will make a good team。   I like their budding relationship。Rekke has no problems discussing his mental health issues， which I found wonderful， although other people are quick to blame them for every problem that arises。  Vargas is still having issues at work for being a woman， and she has a family that does not help her spread her wings。 Both characters are working through their issues。I wasn't overly fond of the topics of the Taliban， religion， and terrorism， much less the overall political angles。  However， the story itself was interesting， although a little too drawn out。  The book is a little deep， with plenty of characters， so you have to pay attention。Bottom line， I will be watching for the next in this series！For a more complete review of this book and others （including the reason I chose to read/review this book， as well as author information and contact details）， please visit my blog: http://katlovesbooksblog。wordpress。com/ 。。。more

Pam Mooney ，

A thriller！ I enjoyed the contrast in characters and how the story played out。 A good read。

Joy ，

I enjoyed reading this book。 I liked the characters and the dialogue was very good。

David Gilbert ，

Slow boring DNF

Deb Mervold ，

I enjoyed the premise but the characters didn't seem authentic to me I enjoyed the premise but the characters didn't seem authentic to me 。。。more

Lydia ，

This was a nice book to read – overall a good mystery， although sometimes the scenes were a bit choppy。 I find it interesting that there was mention of Hindustani and Qawwali music， as I had just studied these and written a paper on the topic for my music class。

Brenda ，

crime fictionblurb says it is based on Sherlock Holmes: manic-depression， drug dependent， observant， musician， intelligent man， with political brother， assists the police with solving a murder， with the help of a hard-working， observant assistant。I wanted to read this book， as the author had worked on the Steig Larsson series。 My only other foray into Scandi-crime。 Gritty like that series， but not as gory。Want to read more of these characters。

Pavel Maleček ，

Nezáživný， nesympatický hlavní postavy。。。 Už pokračování milénia bylo slabý， tohle ještě horší。

Dianne Stratton knecht ，

Very much enjoyed the start of a new series outside of Lizbeth Salandar。 Well structured and compelling。

Alix ，

Less bleak than Henning Mankell/Kurt Wallander which made this easy to read （but has a couple weird sexual references）。

Deborah Cleaves ，

Sherlock Holmesian analysis。The novel begins a bit slowly as the two protagonists are introduced and begin to develop their relationship。 But the Holmesian analysis and drug dependency of the professor are captivating buttressed against the Watsonian doggedness of the police detective。 The only misstep is the author’s decision late in the novel to reveal what happened between the wicked and the dead。 If you need to know， you will love these digressions。 Personally， I was much more drawn to the q Sherlock Holmesian analysis。The novel begins a bit slowly as the two protagonists are introduced and begin to develop their relationship。 But the Holmesian analysis and drug dependency of the professor are captivating buttressed against the Watsonian doggedness of the police detective。 The only misstep is the author’s decision late in the novel to reveal what happened between the wicked and the dead。 If you need to know， you will love these digressions。 Personally， I was much more drawn to the quiet analysis and legwork of the protagonists and those digressions took away from that。 Since this begins a new series， I can only hope the author keeps the backstory revelations to himself in the future。 Still， it is an excellent read and recommended。 。。。more

Norman ，

Great mystery。 Excellent plot。

Erin Marier ，

I assigned a 4 star to this book because I found the story captivating， the writing enjoyable， and the characters interesting。 There was some clunkiness and disjointed character development throughout the story that might bother some。 The author struggled with building the depth and outline of the two main characters but I think that is relatively common with a first in a series。 I am looking forward to the next book。

Iva Jar ，

D。 Lagercrantze jsem vyzkoušela prvně v pokračování Milénia。 První jeho díl （Milénium 4） mě nepřesvědčilo， tak jsem další díly už nečetla a teď jsem si řekla， že vyzkouším "původní" tvorbu autora。 A je to skutečně jiné než milénium。。。 ještě horší。 To jsem se fakt sekla。 Ale zase výhoda， že takto můžu z fronty vymazat i Přiznání Alana Turinga， které mi tu ještě ve frontě viselo。 Po tomto debaklu už to nebudu pokoušet。 A to jsem poslouchala audioknihu， kterou četl můj dost oblíbený interpret Lukáš D。 Lagercrantze jsem vyzkoušela prvně v pokračování Milénia。 První jeho díl （Milénium 4） mě nepřesvědčilo， tak jsem další díly už nečetla a teď jsem si řekla， že vyzkouším "původní" tvorbu autora。 A je to skutečně jiné než milénium。。。 ještě horší。 To jsem se fakt sekla。 Ale zase výhoda， že takto můžu z fronty vymazat i Přiznání Alana Turinga， které mi tu ještě ve frontě viselo。 Po tomto debaklu už to nebudu pokoušet。 A to jsem poslouchala audioknihu， kterou četl můj dost oblíbený interpret Lukáš Hlavica。 Smíchanina slov Kábul， fotbal， hudba？， Taliban， 。。。 přeskakování v čase。。。 blablabla。 Vřele nedoporučuji。Jé， teď se dívám， že to má tu zlatou nálepku！ Toho jsem si nevšimla， mělo mě to varovat！ 。。。more

Peter Fleming ，

An immigrant football referee was murdered after a fractious end to the match he was in charge of。 There is a clear suspect， the drunken father of the star player who was fouled at the end of the match so causing the fracas。 A seemingly simple case but the police are struggling to get a confession out of the prime suspect。 Then a case review instigated by the assistant commissioner provides another angle of approach， they will involve Professor Hans Rekke to improve their interrogation technique An immigrant football referee was murdered after a fractious end to the match he was in charge of。 There is a clear suspect， the drunken father of the star player who was fouled at the end of the match so causing the fracas。 A seemingly simple case but the police are struggling to get a confession out of the prime suspect。 Then a case review instigated by the assistant commissioner provides another angle of approach， they will involve Professor Hans Rekke to improve their interrogation technique。 Rekke reviews the available video footage a demonstrates they have clearly got the right man。 Back to square one。 They are now looking for an older middle eastern looking man。The investigation stalls and when Vargas refuses to set up her criminal brother for an easy collar on another case she is sent back to community policing work。 Another suspect is eliminated for the murder， and it becomes clear the police are getting nowhere with it， so the investigation is shelved。Some months later a chance meeting between Vargas and Rekke results in her saving him from one of his self-destructive urges。 This act cements a strange relationship between them。 Now working together， they are determined to solve the case。The two principal characters are the classic set up of opposite leads。 Professor Rekke is mature man， wealthy， privileged， sophisticated， musical， and cerebral。 Officer Vargas is a younger woman， from a poor family living in one of the social housing projects on the outskirts of the city。 Her background means she is resourceful and possesses street smarts， she is also honest， hardworking， and determined to do good。 Much of the novel revolves around the interactions between the two as they develop a working relationship and start spark off each other。 They also need each other; Vargas wants to learn from Rekke and he needs her to save himself from his own self-destructive streak。Elements of Rekke are drawn from Sherlock Holmes， he is governed by logic and possesses acute observational skills and he ability to make deductions from what he notices。 Holmes famously dabbled with recreational drugs， here Rekke is hooked on a series of prescription drugs which are slowly destroying him。 Vargas has the makings of being a great character a feisty and smart young woman。 The plot centres on the aftermath of the 2003 war on terror。 The case is of a murdered refugee who has a mysterious past。 The authorities in the form of the Swedish government and the CIA want a quick and easy solution to the crime for their own reasons。 The digging into his back story by Rekke and Vargas unearths a tale radicalisation， torture and rendition that won’t stay buried。 The pacing is variable with activity coming in spurts， but at other times it is slow， ponderous， and perhaps a little dull。 The set up for a new novel series can be difficult， trying to judge the right amount of background and this coupled with the complex switching around as true identities are revealed have left it a little unbalanced。 Overall though it works and is an entertaining read if you stick with it。 。。。more

Shayne L ，

Loved - I did picture more along the lines of “Elementary” than traditional Sherlock。 I listened to some of the classical artists as they were mentioned in the book while I read - I found it engaging， entertaining- I look forward to the next one。

Mansoor ，

It was like hearing an out-of-tune singing voice without understanding whether it was from a lack of talent or from the person being throttled。PS The translation was stunning。

Omer ，

Some decent characters and an ok storyline but certain details led to a lack of credulity。

David Sastre ，

Bastante tostón。 Sin ritmo， personajes difusos。 Olvidable

Simona ，

I really enjoyed this - Looking forward to book 2

Rob ，

Professor Hans Rekke is a world authority on interrogation techniques， capable of dizzying feats of logic and observation。 He was born into wealth and power and has a picture-perfect wife and daughter。 But he also has a fragile psyche and fails into deep depressions。 Micaela Vargas is a street-smart police officer， daughter of Chilean political refugees， who grew up in the projects on the outskirts of Stockholm and has two brothers on the wrong side of the law。 She is tenacious and uncompromisin Professor Hans Rekke is a world authority on interrogation techniques， capable of dizzying feats of logic and observation。 He was born into wealth and power and has a picture-perfect wife and daughter。 But he also has a fragile psyche and fails into deep depressions。 Micaela Vargas is a street-smart police officer， daughter of Chilean political refugees， who grew up in the projects on the outskirts of Stockholm and has two brothers on the wrong side of the law。 She is tenacious and uncompromising， and desperate to prove herself to her fellow cops。 Micaela needs Hans’s unique mind to help her solve the case of a murdered asylum-seeker from Afghanistan。 Hans needs Micaela to save him from himself。 Together， they need to find the killer before they’re both silenced for good。 Lagercrantz， the successor to Stieg Larsson’s captivating odd couple of modern detectives， Salander and Blomkvist， has another hit。 A good five-star mystery。 。。。more

Jerry Summers ，

A Sherlock （music prodigy turned psychology professor Hans Rekke） and Watson （Chilean born Latina now Swedish cop） solve an old mystery of Afghan/Pakistan soccer referee with a Soviet musical backstory。 Set in 2002-4 during the Iraq War and the CIA fallout。 Rekke tends to quip Latin"Quidquid latine dictum sit， altum videtur。"Everything said in Latin seems deep。 A Sherlock （music prodigy turned psychology professor Hans Rekke） and Watson （Chilean born Latina now Swedish cop） solve an old mystery of Afghan/Pakistan soccer referee with a Soviet musical backstory。 Set in 2002-4 during the Iraq War and the CIA fallout。 Rekke tends to quip Latin"Quidquid latine dictum sit， altum videtur。"Everything said in Latin seems deep。 。。。more

Brent Holcomb ，

My favorite new release this week is "Dark Music，" a gripping crime thriller from David Lagercrantz， the author who kept the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series rolling when Stieg Larsson passed away。 "Dark Music" has a chilly Swedish atmosphere， but it draws more inspiration from Sherlock Holmes than Lisbeth Salander。The year is 2003。 Micaela Vargas is a rookie cop working her way up the ranks of the Stockholm police force。 She is investigating the death of Jamal Kabir， a refugee who fled Afgh My favorite new release this week is "Dark Music，" a gripping crime thriller from David Lagercrantz， the author who kept the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series rolling when Stieg Larsson passed away。 "Dark Music" has a chilly Swedish atmosphere， but it draws more inspiration from Sherlock Holmes than Lisbeth Salander。The year is 2003。 Micaela Vargas is a rookie cop working her way up the ranks of the Stockholm police force。 She is investigating the death of Jamal Kabir， a refugee who fled Afghanistan for Stockholm and eventually began coaching a youth league soccer team。 After a confrontation with an angry parent during a match， Kabir was brutally stoned to death in the woods behind the soccer field。 A recording of the game exists but several crucial moments from the scene are missing。 The angry parent is the target of the investigation， but Micaela digs deeper， developing a theory that something more complex is behind the killing。Enter Hans Rekke， Stanford psychology professor and expert pill-popper。 Once a renowned classical pianist， now a specialist in interrogation techniques， the highly intuitive Rekke sees what others cannot。。。but he's kind of a wreck。 He is old， unmotivated， and deeply depressed。 Micaela first meets Hans Rekke when her team enlists him to analyze and interpret the data from their investigation。 As the jigsaw puzzle pieces of their murder case begin to reveal themselves， Hans Rekke sparks to life again。 He cannot resist a good mystery。Micaela plays Dr。 Watson to Rekke's Sherlock Holmes， and together they make for an endearing detective duo。 The plot of "Dark Music" doesn't just skim the surface of the killer's motivations。 A grim backstory with roots in real historical tragedy （and classical music！） provides the macabre trail of clues leading Micaela and Rekke to their dark finale。 Like Hans Rekke， I cannot resist a good mystery。⭐⭐⭐⭐🎻4 stars and a few measures of a rapturous violin （NOT viola） melody。 。。。more

Ingrid Krüs ，

Dit is het eerste deel van een nieuwe reeks over een detectiveduo。 Het gedeelte over de Taliban is boeiend en heftig。 Een spannende plot heeft het boek echter niet。 Ook de personages zijn nog stijfjes en karikaturaal。 Gezien het schrijftalent dat David Lagercrantz in andere boeken heeft aangetoond neem ik aan dat het volgende deel in deze serie beter wordt。

itchy ，

eponymous sentence:p86: Music was dark， it stirred up emotions that couldn't be explained。construction:p245: "。。。I don't know how much you know about him？"Brought up a few interesting topics。After the Himalayas references （from Ultimate High） in The Girl Who Lived Twice， I knew it was just a matter of time before football references （I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović） would be made。 eponymous sentence:p86: Music was dark， it stirred up emotions that couldn't be explained。construction:p245: "。。。I don't know how much you know about him？"Brought up a few interesting topics。After the Himalayas references （from Ultimate High） in The Girl Who Lived Twice， I knew it was just a matter of time before football references （I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović） would be made。 。。。more

Loptzi ，

2。5Es la historia de un crimen sencillo pero demasiado revuelto y muy extenso en mi opinión， llegó un momento en que perdí el hilo de los personajes y decayó el interés

Leane ，

Lagercrantz brings all of his many stellar skills that served his Steig Larrson Girl sequels so well to bear in this layered and compelling mystery about an Afghani referee’s brutal murder and the subsequent police investigation into his death。 So much is buried beneath the surface as the slices of Plot slowly reveal themselves to our unusual intrepid duo: Police Officer Micaela Vargas， of Chilean heritage and only female on the detective team， and Professor Hans Rekke， a broken， wealthy former Lagercrantz brings all of his many stellar skills that served his Steig Larrson Girl sequels so well to bear in this layered and compelling mystery about an Afghani referee’s brutal murder and the subsequent police investigation into his death。 So much is buried beneath the surface as the slices of Plot slowly reveal themselves to our unusual intrepid duo: Police Officer Micaela Vargas， of Chilean heritage and only female on the detective team， and Professor Hans Rekke， a broken， wealthy former pianist who is a world authority on interrogation techniques。 While digging deeper and deeper to uncover the secret that ultimately solves the case， the author’s re-imagining of Sherlock and Holmes， Rekke and Vargas， encounter the Swedish Intelligent services， the CIA， musicians， an assortment of damaged family members and Taliban as the author artfully employs musical metaphors in an ever-increasing tense and evenly paced novel。 Excellent Swedish and Afghan place Settings， fashion， style and food descriptions， as well as nailing procedural details。 Flawed and interesting CHs， as well as a large cast of secondary CHs （most notably Rekke has an older M-named brother and a doting housekeeper） including the usual assortment of misogynist police superiors and dodgy drug dealers。 If this becomes a series， I’ll pick another one up just for the duo alone。 For fans of Lagercrantz， of course， but also Steig Larrson， and other Scandinavian noir procedural authors like Blaedel and Kepler。 。。。more

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