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Murder In Lima
Kurt Hammer ends up in Lima, Peru to escape his demons and put an end to his alcoholism. The holiday soon takes a sinister turn though, when Kurt witnesses the brutal murder of an old friend. Facing the most difficult case of his life, can Kurt find the killer - and avoid succumbing to his demons?
212 pages, Paperback
Published June 16, 2021
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January 19, 2020
I never knew Peru, Lima was such a pretty and classy place for vacation until I read Murder in Lima. I know, I know, the name of the novel describes the exact opposite of ‘a good place for vacation’, but apart from the suspense and murder, the author also described the city wonderfully. He did not leave behind the flaws while describing Lima and that somehow made the whole city seem more realistic in my mind while I was reading the book.
I loved how classy and fashion conscious all the characters in this book were, and interesting! The mysterious character of Kurt Hammer made him my favorite personality in the whole book.
I did wish Frank Hansen and Kurt were more emotionally available at some points in the story, and I wish the book also had a chapter where it showed how drinking alcohol was not the right or healthy way to handle grief.
Apart from that, the book was interesting and suspenseful. As Murder in Lima was the second book from a series, I made sure to add the first book, ‘Trouble in Trondheim’, in my wish list. Even though I understood little bits of what had gone down in the first book enough to start the story from the second, I still want details!
3 out of 5 stars.
I loved how classy and fashion conscious all the characters in this book were, and interesting! The mysterious character of Kurt Hammer made him my favorite personality in the whole book.
I did wish Frank Hansen and Kurt were more emotionally available at some points in the story, and I wish the book also had a chapter where it showed how drinking alcohol was not the right or healthy way to handle grief.
Apart from that, the book was interesting and suspenseful. As Murder in Lima was the second book from a series, I made sure to add the first book, ‘Trouble in Trondheim’, in my wish list. Even though I understood little bits of what had gone down in the first book enough to start the story from the second, I still want details!
3 out of 5 stars.
February 1, 2021
Spennende krim i god Agatha Christie-stil.
January 2, 2020
I read this book in one sitting, it’s not a long story. The pace is fast, a few things with the writing which may be down to translation, could also be where it’s an advanced copy.
Kurt Hammer is an Alcoholic, advised to get away from his work and take a holiday, he goes to Lima. It’s been 2 months since his last drink.
He is staying in a hostel, he gets a mysterious invite to dinner, but doesn’t know who the invite is from. He wasn’t going to go, until a car arrives to pick him up, not just any car a very flashy expensive and large car. When he reaches his destination, he sees an old friend Peter. It then turns out he isn’t the only dinner guest but others are seated round the table, some Kurt knows, some he doesn’t. Peter wants them all to go up to the top of the pyramid with him where they can see some great views of Lima from the top. As the approach the top Peter first followed by Kurt but before they reach that last bit, Peter grabs his throat and falls backwards landing on Kurt dead, he thinks he’s been shot.
Kurt is tasked with the job of finding out who killed Peter. From then on he is interviewing people at the meal, a colleague Frank Hansen comes to help, despite the fact, his wife and daughter have just been in a horrific car accident leaving them both in a come in intensive care.
There are several bits added so that it’s not just the murder, but some of it seemed disjointed at times and bits were repetitive, which is a shame, because the story is good, just needs tightening a bit.
Kurt Hammer is an Alcoholic, advised to get away from his work and take a holiday, he goes to Lima. It’s been 2 months since his last drink.
He is staying in a hostel, he gets a mysterious invite to dinner, but doesn’t know who the invite is from. He wasn’t going to go, until a car arrives to pick him up, not just any car a very flashy expensive and large car. When he reaches his destination, he sees an old friend Peter. It then turns out he isn’t the only dinner guest but others are seated round the table, some Kurt knows, some he doesn’t. Peter wants them all to go up to the top of the pyramid with him where they can see some great views of Lima from the top. As the approach the top Peter first followed by Kurt but before they reach that last bit, Peter grabs his throat and falls backwards landing on Kurt dead, he thinks he’s been shot.
Kurt is tasked with the job of finding out who killed Peter. From then on he is interviewing people at the meal, a colleague Frank Hansen comes to help, despite the fact, his wife and daughter have just been in a horrific car accident leaving them both in a come in intensive care.
There are several bits added so that it’s not just the murder, but some of it seemed disjointed at times and bits were repetitive, which is a shame, because the story is good, just needs tightening a bit.
January 10, 2020
Murder In Lima is the second book in the Kurt Hammer series. In this book Kurt is on holiday in Lima, in order to get away from his demons and try and get his head straight. However, things don't turn out quite according to plan. Trouble just seems to follow Kurt even on holiday. And he bears witness to a murder, well put it this way the victim basically lands on top of him. But, you'll have to read the book yourself to know why.
I found Kurt to be a very interesting character. It's good to get an insight into the main characters personality and what makes them tick, this makes them more relatable and easier to connect with.
The story is fast paced, and the action is on going throughout the book. This story kind of reminded me of murder she wrote crossed with columbo. Let me explain my reasoning behind this. You could always guarantee someone would get murdered if Jessica Fletcher was in town, just like Kurt. He's holidaying and a body turns up. And just like Columbo where he has gone through all the evidence and then he makes his final deduction, Kurt does the same. I enjoyed how he went through the facts and the evidence that he had found to get to the final conclusion. Which obviously I won't give away. This a cracking easy read full of thrills and spills.
Thank you to Emma for my spot on the blog tour. And to the publishers for my gifted digital copy.
I found Kurt to be a very interesting character. It's good to get an insight into the main characters personality and what makes them tick, this makes them more relatable and easier to connect with.
The story is fast paced, and the action is on going throughout the book. This story kind of reminded me of murder she wrote crossed with columbo. Let me explain my reasoning behind this. You could always guarantee someone would get murdered if Jessica Fletcher was in town, just like Kurt. He's holidaying and a body turns up. And just like Columbo where he has gone through all the evidence and then he makes his final deduction, Kurt does the same. I enjoyed how he went through the facts and the evidence that he had found to get to the final conclusion. Which obviously I won't give away. This a cracking easy read full of thrills and spills.
Thank you to Emma for my spot on the blog tour. And to the publishers for my gifted digital copy.
January 9, 2020
I read and loved the first book in the series featuring Kurt Hammer called 'Trouble In Trondheim'. As soon as I knew that Mats had released the next book in the series I just knew that I had to read it. I grabbed a copy as soon as I could and settled down to read.
It didn't take me long at all to get into this book and to reacquaint myself with Kurt Hammer. In fact by the time I got to the end of the first dozen of pages or so, I just knew that this was going to be an interesting and different read. I wasn't able to read the book over the course of a day because life got in the way, but I managed to finish the book in a couple of days which is pretty good going for me. Usually I have the attention span of a gnat and I am easily distracted but not in this case. I soon charged to the end of 'Murder In Lima' and I would say that overall it was an enjoyable, quick and interesting read.
'Murder In Lima' is well written. The author has created a somewhat memorable character in an alcoholic detective who is trying to combat his demons. Mats certainly knows how to grab your attention from the start and without you realising it, he draws you into the story. You become so absorbed in the story that you seem to live and breathe the story. Mats uses such vivid and realistic descriptions that I did feel as though I had become a character in the book myself and that as I was part of the story.
In short, 'Murder In Lima' was definitely an interesting and different sort of read, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I will definitely be reading more of Mats' work in the future. I would definitely recommend this author to other readers. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 4* out of 5*.
It didn't take me long at all to get into this book and to reacquaint myself with Kurt Hammer. In fact by the time I got to the end of the first dozen of pages or so, I just knew that this was going to be an interesting and different read. I wasn't able to read the book over the course of a day because life got in the way, but I managed to finish the book in a couple of days which is pretty good going for me. Usually I have the attention span of a gnat and I am easily distracted but not in this case. I soon charged to the end of 'Murder In Lima' and I would say that overall it was an enjoyable, quick and interesting read.
'Murder In Lima' is well written. The author has created a somewhat memorable character in an alcoholic detective who is trying to combat his demons. Mats certainly knows how to grab your attention from the start and without you realising it, he draws you into the story. You become so absorbed in the story that you seem to live and breathe the story. Mats uses such vivid and realistic descriptions that I did feel as though I had become a character in the book myself and that as I was part of the story.
In short, 'Murder In Lima' was definitely an interesting and different sort of read, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I will definitely be reading more of Mats' work in the future. I would definitely recommend this author to other readers. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 4* out of 5*.
November 13, 2019
Wonderfully suspenseful
Vederhus pens a grand story in Murder in Lima. I liked this story, and how there was more than just the crime at hand, a murder. There were things that Kurt needed to deal with in order to continue and move forward. A glaring past and present, while trying to solve the problem, not only the murder but solve himself. The story was well-written, and I liked the writing style and pace of the story. It was wonderfully suspenseful, not just about the main plot but the subplots as well. I look forward to reading more by this author. This book is recommended by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews.
Vederhus pens a grand story in Murder in Lima. I liked this story, and how there was more than just the crime at hand, a murder. There were things that Kurt needed to deal with in order to continue and move forward. A glaring past and present, while trying to solve the problem, not only the murder but solve himself. The story was well-written, and I liked the writing style and pace of the story. It was wonderfully suspenseful, not just about the main plot but the subplots as well. I look forward to reading more by this author. This book is recommended by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews.
September 30, 2020
This murder mystery is written by a journalist and you can definitely tell by the detail involved (e.g. mentioning the make/model of a car). There are also some news articles amongst the chapters to give a different insight into the story. You don’t have to have read the first book in the Kurt Hammer series to understand this one which is great. The story jumps between countries and you get to meet a lot of characters. I found the dialogue to be quite formal. I‘m not sure if that was intended or if it is because English is the second language of the author. My only negative comment is that there were a few grammatical errors.
January 12, 2020
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Murder in Lima is a mystery novel. A wealthy Norwegian businessman, John Fredley, was shot dead while entertaining guests at a small party. Kurt Hammer, who was part of the small party and present when John died. He is requested to investigate the case by John’s family, and this investigation is what Murder in Lima is primarily about.
The story itself is quite well constructed. John was a wealthy businessman with his share of enemies. There are a number of characters who could be guilty. Mats has successfully involved each character in the murder, a possible motive for it, to make everyone seem like they committed the crime. So though I had cast my suspicions on 1-2 characters as the possible perpetrators, it wasn’t till the end that my suspicions were confirmed.
Mats has also given short backgrounds on every character, short enough to give the reader a perspective on the character, but not long enough to make it irrelevant.
I have to admit, though, the number of Norwegian characters in the Peruvian setting was slightly disorienting. Almost all the characters were Norwegian. And though the author had given reasons for them to be in Peru, they didn’t sound solid.
Kurt’s theories/methods are never really revealed to us, so I was kept wondering till the end what Kurt thought about the interview he just took of Ms. Anastasia, or how he came by the information that Mrs. Swansong owed money to a garment store. It all tied up at the very end when the big reveal happens.
One other thing I liked about Murder in Lima is that it’s short and a standalone. I’m not really a fan of series’ because you need to wait for the latter parts to come out, and this being a novella just meant that I could get to end quicker.
You will enjoy Murder in Lima if you’re a mystery fan.
Murder in Lima is a mystery novel. A wealthy Norwegian businessman, John Fredley, was shot dead while entertaining guests at a small party. Kurt Hammer, who was part of the small party and present when John died. He is requested to investigate the case by John’s family, and this investigation is what Murder in Lima is primarily about.
The story itself is quite well constructed. John was a wealthy businessman with his share of enemies. There are a number of characters who could be guilty. Mats has successfully involved each character in the murder, a possible motive for it, to make everyone seem like they committed the crime. So though I had cast my suspicions on 1-2 characters as the possible perpetrators, it wasn’t till the end that my suspicions were confirmed.
Mats has also given short backgrounds on every character, short enough to give the reader a perspective on the character, but not long enough to make it irrelevant.
I have to admit, though, the number of Norwegian characters in the Peruvian setting was slightly disorienting. Almost all the characters were Norwegian. And though the author had given reasons for them to be in Peru, they didn’t sound solid.
Kurt’s theories/methods are never really revealed to us, so I was kept wondering till the end what Kurt thought about the interview he just took of Ms. Anastasia, or how he came by the information that Mrs. Swansong owed money to a garment store. It all tied up at the very end when the big reveal happens.
One other thing I liked about Murder in Lima is that it’s short and a standalone. I’m not really a fan of series’ because you need to wait for the latter parts to come out, and this being a novella just meant that I could get to end quicker.
You will enjoy Murder in Lima if you’re a mystery fan.
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