À Flor das Águas

Greenland Crime #2

by Christoffer Petersen

Intriga e crime no inexplorado território da Gronelândia e o regresso do carismático detetive David Maratse.

David Maratse só quer levar uma vida calma e simples, longe de tudo, mas parece que todas as complicações o procuram - e encontram. Quando um dia parte para a caça de trenó, com os seus cães, depara-se com uma embarcação atracada num fiorde remoto. Não há sinal de pessoas e ninguém responde quando chama ao subir a bordo. Uma vez dentro do barco, encontra cinco pessoas, duas mortas e três inconscientes.

Enquanto isso, algures numa cabana de montanha, o sexto tripulante do Ophelia (nome da embarcação) procura desesperadamente os diários desaparecidos da expedição do famoso meteorologista alemão Alfred Wegener a Svartenhuk.

Quando regressa a casa, Maratse será surpreendido pela presença de uma jovem mulher desconhecida, por um telefonema de um estranho e por uma misteriosa incumbência.

Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller

272 pages, Capa mole

First published May 30, 2018

Reviews

[Effie Saxioni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Τι ήταν αυτό που ανακάλυψε στους πάγους της Γροιλανδίας ο διάσημος εξερευνητής Alfred Wegener στην τελευταία του ερευνητική αποστολή;Πώς σχετίζεται με τους θανάτους του πληρώματος ενός ερευνητικού σκάφους πολλά χρόνια μετά;Ο κόσμος της αγοράς ενέργειας είναι άγριος και σίγουρα όχι ιδανικός και "καταπράσινος" όπως στις διαφημίσεις. Ένας αφανής,αλλά ωστόσο,διαρκής πόλεμος εις βάρος των κοινωνιών και του περιβάλλοντος,είναι το θέμα της δεύτερης περιπέτειας του επιθεωρητή Μαράτσε,ένα βιβλίο απολαυστικό όπως και το προηγούμενο της σειράς.

[Telma Pedro · Rating 3 out of 5]

A leitura deste livro foi agradável, para meu espanto. Foi fácil, suave e tranquila, contudo, e talvez por isso mesmo, o enredo não é nada por aí além. Existe crime e a necessidade de obter respostas, mas, com este livro, essa necessidade não foi premente. Lembro-me vagamente do enredo do primeiro livro desta série e de ter sentido algo semelhante. História interessante, nada de especial, mas aligeirou, durante algumas horas, a minha existência e fico agradecida por isso.

[Sonia Cristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

O género policial nórdico é dos meus preferidos e o cenário da Gronelândia é muito atraente por ser pouco usual. Foram estes os motivos que me levaram a ler o livro anterior, "Sete Invernos, Sete Sepulturas" e agora este 2° volume na série protagonizada por David Maratse, polícia reformado.

A trama - dois cadáveres e 3 feridos encontrados num iate encalhado - chama logo a atenção mas a forma como foi trabalhada não é boa. A escrita é um bocado pobre, a forma como as coisas acontecem é fraca - faltou aquele elemento de surpresa, a excitação da antecipação. Eventos fortes aconteciam, assim de repente, como se fossem coisas banais e eu nem tinha a certeza do que estava a ler.

A sério, li pelo cenário, adorei ler sobre a Gronelândia e a vida lá - mas estou mais que certa que não quero lá ir🥶.

[Patrícia Braz · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.7⭐

[Marcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amooo la capacidas del escritor para meterte en el clima del lugar, sentir la Nieve y los aromas.

Es el 2do libro, de 4 ...

Mi "Pero" es que solo he encontrado 1 y 2 en Español.

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read Seven Graves, One Winter, the first book in this series while recovering from eye surgery last week. I read it in a day and immediately ordered Blood Floe. I read this in a day as well. Blood Floe, like the first book is very fast paced. The imagery is well done and the insight into the Greenland culture is well done. The book takes us from the frozen shores of Greenland to the streets of Berlin and back to Greenland.

This book explored the greed of energy companies as a link to crime. The attitude "We are here to help, you will get to share in the profit, you will get jobs" turns into "We are a business, there are no real profits, and you folks don't have the skills we need" with these companies. I have experienced this first hand with wind turbine companies who stole land and bought a governor with sex and money. This book hit home.

The book focuses more on the murders than it does on the environmental issues. It is well done and fast paced. I highly recommend this if you like Scandinavian noir.

[Nitza Coleman]

So far the second book

This part of the Greenland story was great. You get some benefit from reading the first book which acquaints you with some of the secondary characters. The plot is complex and keeps your interest. I read the book with a map and dream of going to Greenland.

[Nohemibook · Rating 3 out of 5]

En esta historia seguimos el viaje del policía retirado David Maratse en la tundra al este de Groenlandia donde encuentra una embarcación con rastros de sangre en la cubierta y en el interior encuentra fallecidos, heridos e incluso hay alguien desaparecido y aunque solo quiere vivir el resto de su vida tranquilo el misterio de lo que sucedió no lo dejará escapar tan fácilmente.

En esta historia el autor nos lleva a un lugar poco común y nos sumerge por completo en Groenlandia pues la forma en que describe te hace imaginar perfectamente cada lugar, sin duda las descripciones son muy buenas, el detalle es que hay muchos temas que se abordan y al no ser un libro muy largo no se profundizan haciendo que queden detalles al aire.

Además aunque los personajes son interesantes al ser el segundo libro de una serie creo que no se profundizan mucho y creo que hay detalles que se apreciarían mejor al leer el primer libro aun así me cae bien el protagonista pues esta bien definido y tiene una personalidad que hace que te caiga bien.

En general es un libro entretenido que se lee rápido y con un misterio entretenido aunque sus giros son un poquito predecibles aun así lo recomiendo si quieres entrar en una historia policíaca sencilla pero entretenida.

[José Luis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Es un libro bastante breve, y qué bueno que sea así, si le dedicas un tiempo se puede terminar en un día e incluso puede ser que de corrido. La novela es medianamente entretenida y me gustó mucho la atmósfera que el autor crea en una locación tan poco común para cualquier persona como lo es Groenlandia, aprendí muchas cosas sobre un lugar del que poco había escuchado. Definitivamente tienes que ser fan del género policiaco nórdico para apreciar y disfrutar por completo de este libro. En lo personal me parece que se abordan muchos temas en poco espacio, por lo que ningún aspecto se desarrolla completamente bien. Los giros argumentales no son nada sorpresivos ni ingeniosos, se usan muchos recursos inesperados y con poca lógica de forma muy constante, algunos diálogos son bastante comunes y por tanto, predecibles. Hay muchos personajes con muy poco desarrollo e incluso los protagonistas tienen poco carácter y solidez. Hay intriga, romance, traiciones, tiroteos, explosiones, tortura, cada tema expuesto en pocas páginas y a veces en unos cuantos párrafos para dar paso a lo siguiente. No la recomendaría a menos de que te interese y apasione el género policiaco.

[Reader Rick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Action and Intrigue.

There's plenty of action in this series. Blood Floe is very fast paced. Plot on the run, if you will. One again, David Maratse, (retired constable) finds himself in the thick of things. He is called in to investigate. There is a multiple homicide. Maratse works on instinct in solving this case. He needs to solve it fast.
This is another excellent story. Again there is a culture curve woven into the plot. This as much as the conspiracy keeps the pages turning. There is a next book, but Petersen needs to write it. I am waiting expectantly.

[Eadie Rose Free Fire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blood flow

I found this author very recently, although I am an avid reader this is the first review I have written.
I absolutely love the picture that is painted in words about life in Greenland and the weather conditions in which the people live. I have read the first 3 books about Maratse and can’t wait to read more. It is a five star series and I will more than likely read all books written by Christoffer Petersen.

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Awesome Read

This author makes it so easy to love him. The stories of the Artic take you there, wondering what surprise the next page will bring. I become a friend and a neighbor to each character trying to picture them in my mind. Maratse thought he retired, but like Karl told him, he will always be a policeman and trouble seems to find him, no matter what. I am so looking forward to the next in this series.

[Reader]

I mainly read mysteries and thrillers and this is my criteria as I don’t like to write reviews.
5 stars = excellent book, hard to put down, played on my emotions and I kept thinking about it well after I’d finished.
4 stars = wonderful book, great plot, written well and one I’d read again.
3 stars = okay, but not one to read again.
2 stars = started well but I couldn’t get into and didn’t finish.
1 star = didn’t get passed first chapter.

[Shirley Stevens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blood Floe

Excellent reading - I wish there had been more pages ! The geography of Greenland and the character of the Greenlanders has only been shown to me by '7 graves, one winter', and Blood Floe' both books by Christoffer
Petersen. I shall now look for the rest of his Scandinavian series. Well worth a read !

Shirley Stevens

[Luke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent little mystery on the bleak landscape of Greenland, with a sudden foray to Berlin seamlessly worked in. Constable David Maratse continues to work harder in retirement than he arguably did on the force. The backdrop of a exploration yacht's demise and the mysterious crew sets the tone for a brooding and dangerous attack, not merely on innocent lives, but on Greenland itself.

[Mervyn J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Captivating

Griping is an overused description but it rightly applies to this story. It has all the elements of a good story - action, suspense, personalities. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

[Ginny Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Murder and intrigue on the ice!

Petersen has done it again with his story of mining, murder and intrigue that takes us from Greenland to Berlin and back again to Maratse’s home. The driving force is greed and power. But the story continues into his next novel.

[Allie Freitas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Não sou muito fã de policiais e as primeiras cinco páginas fizeram-me andar com um dicionário atrás e quase perdi o interesse, mas ... vale a pena e torna-se um livro bastante interessante com um plot twist pouco expectável.

[Janis Weltzin · Rating 4 out of 5]

EXCELLENT MYSTERY SET IN GREENLAND. FASCINATING CHARACTERS, INTERESTING SETTING TO SUPPLEMENT MY SCANDINAVIAN MURDER/MYSTERY BOOKS.

[JoJo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another captivating story not only for the actual story-line but also for the ambience and cultural vibe on Greenland. I was straight in to get the third in the series as I just want to know what is going to happen.

[Frieda Heyting · Rating 1 out of 5]

An awful lot of deaths, violence and torture obscure a potentially interesting storyline, especially in the last third of the book.

[Rachel Patrice · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good. Great descriptions of Greenland and Greenlander life. It also deals a little with the politics. Great adventure.

[Adam Is not Guilty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent

[Filipa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Li o livro todo de seguida e gostei muito. Recomendo 😁

[Marta · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5 ⭐

[Ann Repetto · Rating 3 out of 5]

As w/the first in the series, plot not great but good characters and interesting setting.

[Babete]

( Feira do Livro )

[Bemarcam · Rating 4 out of 5]

3'75 Estrellas. Me hubiera gustado más si fuera un poco más largo, para que se desarrollaran mejor las tramas y los personajes, pero ha sido entretenido.

[Jennifer Nicolle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ese finaaaaallll 🫨😵‍💫🤯😳
No puedo creer las cosas que aprendí de Groenlandia 🥹

[Teri Heyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blood Floe is a fast-paced, chilly 2nd book in the Greenland Crime Series. Don't let the title put you off, but this is a crime novel so expect murder and, yes, blood.