Psychologist and expert on body language and memory, Kari Voss investigates the murder of two teenaged girls in the small Norwegian town of Son, as suspicion is cast on multiple suspects. A mesmerisingly dark, twisty start to a nerve-shattering new series by two of the world's finest crime writers…
Everyone here is lying…
Expert on body language and memory, and consultant to the Oslo Police, psychologist Kari Voss sleepwalks through her days, and, by night, continues the devastating search for her young son, who disappeared on his birthday, seven years earlier.
Still grieving for her dead husband, and trying to pull together the pieces of her life, she is thrust into a shocking local investigation, when two teenage girls are violently murdered in a family summer home in the nearby village of Son.
When a friend of the victims is charged with the barbaric killings, it seems the case is closed, but Kari is not convinced. Using her skills and working on instinct, she conducts her own enquiries, leading her to multiple suspects, including people who knew the dead girls well…
With the help of Chief Constable Ramona Norum, she discovers that no one – including the victims – are what they seem. And that there is a dark secret at the heart of Son village that could have implications not just for her own son's disappearance, but Kari's own life, too…
What did I think?
WOW! What have I just read? A twisty, gripping masterpiece, that's what! I know it says on the front that "Everyone here is lying" but I just didn't expect to have the rug pulled from under my feet to that extent. Absolutely brilliant! What a blistering start to an exciting new series!
I haven't read any books written by Thomas Enger or Johana Gustawsson but if their books are half as good as SON then I definitely want to read more from these two amazing authors. The writing is seamless and if it didn't say so on the cover then you really wouldn't be able to tell that there are two authors.
Even the title is clever as Son is both a place in Norway and the mystery that haunts psychologist Kari Voss. Kari's son Vetle disappeared on his ninth birthday and seven years have gone by without any clues as to what happened to him. Kari is kept busy with her work as a reknowned psychologist and she is so successful at her job that she is known as 'The human lie detector'. Her latest case is very disturbing as it involves some of Vetle's childhood friends and the police think they have caught the killer but Kari doesn't agree.
Oh I absolutely loved this amazing book. I was hooked from the start by Vetle's shocking disappearance and really felt for young widow Kari as her world was shattered once again. It just shows what a strong character she is that she can get up each day and continue with some semblance of a life. I can't wait to read more of this series, especially with such a jaw-dropping cliffhanger at the end of the book.
Incredibly gripping and completely unmissable, SON is Nordic Noir at its very best. I would give it more than 5 stars if I could - very highly recommended.
I received a digital ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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